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Hope that's not too heavy.
I could hold it for you?
No?
Sweet. Sorry. That's right. Are you?
My name's Ted Howardson.
I'm the resident herpetologist at Auckland Zoo
Um, so my speciality is amphibians, reptiles
All those, but I guess my main speciality is the tuatara
People think they know the tuatara, but what they often don't understand
is its significance in the study of early diapsids
it's the group that includes birds, dinosaurs, crocodiles
Ah, how's that? Is that what you're after?
You probably should have included Pete in this. He's so much better in front of the camera than I am
Pete's your man
Well he's a reptile handler kind of like me. We actually met at a conference. Ah, I think 2000. Over on the Gold Coast
Well Pete was working at the Currumbin Wildlife National Park and, well, we just started talking
And I was telling him about the tuatara, how some of the species
are over 200-million years old and some of them even predate dinosaurs
Well we've been best mates ever since.
You won't find a better reptile handler in all of
Australasia, well of course he's had his own problems to deal with
Um, his divorce. H E double hockey sticks
Well, he sure went off the rails there for a bit
I was a little nervous about him meeting
Tina
He can be pretty full-on, like a lot of Aussies I guess
Ted you're looking great, you're like a young Alber Einstein
Ahh thanks
Stone the crows. What do we have here? Ted you shouldn't have
Oh hi Pete, Ted got me specially for you
Me ruv you wrong time. Haha she's a frisky one Ted
Ah Pete, this is Tina
Ted, Tina's a doll
Yeah, she's pretty easy on the eye isn't she.
She doesn't even notice the cameras, I think she's a natural
You guys must think you hit a bloody gold mine with this
[Pete whispers angrily to Ted]
Sorry about that guys, just catching up. Yes... we're... friends
What the heck is she doing here?
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