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Friends, do you remember Henry the tutatara at the Invercargill Museum? I first encountered him here (scroll down for photos), and then discussed him again here, when David kindly pointed out his non-lizardliness.

The Southland Times today reports that Henry, after 111 years of celibacy, has been pitching pre-historic woo to Mildred the tuatara. I am really rather delighted about this, not least since Henry’s path from contended curmudgeon to coupled-in-chief rather mirrors my own of late.

In case the news item is eventually pulled, here is the photo that accompanies it. Is such a thing safe for work? I await your thoughts.

I trust you are all taking the example of the tuataras as an analogous lesson in not giving up one’s erotic hopes.

Original image source (Lindsay Hazley/ID 121843)

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