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2.85sFine, knock yourself out.
4.04sThe Galapagos finches eat parasites off the tortoise's skin,
2.29sa mutually beneficial arrangement.
1.78sExcept for the parasite!
2.42sHow's that, Hubert? Feeling better?
5sA good beaking usually cheers me right up, but today it's no use.
2.17sMy species is as good as extinct.
3.89sI haven't seen a female of my kind in over 100 years!
2.8sThere's got to be a lady tortoise out there for you, Hubert.
1.63sWhat about her?
4.35sHey, good lookin', I've got a lichen that needs a lickin'.
3.67sAre you crazy? She's a slightly different subspecies!
3.32sSee how her shell flares imperceptibly at the neck?