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and they’re on a little leaf about that

and they’re on a little leaf about that big set one of these priceless little

big set one of these priceless little

big set one of these priceless little babies this is fabulous I do want to

babies this is fabulous I do want to

babies this is fabulous I do want to stay another night I’d like to do some

stay another night I’d like to do some

stay another night I’d like to do some more work on their ecology I didn’t have

more work on their ecology I didn’t have

more work on their ecology I didn’t have my camera with me on and on and on the

my camera with me on and on and on the

my camera with me on and on and on the audio yadda yadda but we’re successful

audio yadda yadda but we’re successful

audio yadda yadda but we’re successful yeah this is a representative of a group

yeah this is a representative of a group

yeah this is a representative of a group of toads called the pebble Toad’s toads

of toads called the pebble Toad’s toads

of toads called the pebble Toad’s toads or frogs but this one is a special code

or frogs but this one is a special code

or frogs but this one is a special code amongst toads because it’s a climber to

amongst toads because it’s a climber to

amongst toads because it’s a climber to arboreal this particular one is one that

arboreal this particular one is one that

arboreal this particular one is one that I’m especially interested in because

I’m especially interested in because

I’m especially interested in because pebble toads commonly are occur on the

pebble toads commonly are occur on the

pebble toads commonly are occur on the summit’s of the highest to poised to

summit’s of the highest to poised to

summit’s of the highest to poised to pose may be among the most ancient

pose may be among the most ancient

pose may be among the most ancient evolutionary islands because they’re

evolutionary islands because they’re

evolutionary islands because they’re high and altitudes are separated from

high and altitudes are separated from

high and altitudes are separated from each other and the animals and plants on

each other and the animals and plants on

each other and the animals and plants on the summit’s of two pulleys are unique

the summit’s of two pulleys are unique

the summit’s of two pulleys are unique there because of the unique climates on

there because of the unique climates on

there because of the unique climates on summits it is a biodiversity hotspot on

summits it is a biodiversity hotspot on

summits it is a biodiversity hotspot on the planet

the planet

the planet this is potentially the ancestor because

this is potentially the ancestor because

this is potentially the ancestor because it’s in the lower Cloud force that occur

it’s in the lower Cloud force that occur

it’s in the lower Cloud force that occur at the base of the cliffs of the taller

at the base of the cliffs of the taller

at the base of the cliffs of the taller tapu ‘is this one maybe the ancestor to

tapu ‘is this one maybe the ancestor to

tapu ‘is this one maybe the ancestor to all those on the summit’s we’re going to

all those on the summit’s we’re going to

all those on the summit’s we’re going to look at those the DNA from those on the

look at those the DNA from those on the

look at those the DNA from those on the summit’s to see whether this in fact is

summit’s to see whether this in fact is

summit’s to see whether this in fact is oh the ancestor I’ll get her in a minute

oh the ancestor I’ll get her in a minute

oh the ancestor I’ll get her in a minute Tipu e’s are an evolutionary archipelago

Tipu e’s are an evolutionary archipelago

Tipu e’s are an evolutionary archipelago just like the Galapagos Islands but

just like the Galapagos Islands but

just like the Galapagos Islands but what’s really interesting about the

what’s really interesting about the

what’s really interesting about the pulleys is they are potentially much

pulleys is they are potentially much

pulleys is they are potentially much older this is a small crevasse in rock

older this is a small crevasse in rock

older this is a small crevasse in rock leading down to this giant chasm I want

leading down to this giant chasm I want

leading down to this giant chasm I want to explore the forest in the bottom of

to explore the forest in the bottom of

to explore the forest in the bottom of it

I got down the bottoms that set three

I got down the bottoms that set three days and three nights and found the

days and three nights and found the

days and three nights and found the animal it took me at least 36 hours to

animal it took me at least 36 hours to

animal it took me at least 36 hours to recognize how to find it we assume the

recognize how to find it we assume the

recognize how to find it we assume the toads are as ancient as the two pulleys

toads are as ancient as the two pulleys

toads are as ancient as the two pulleys but guess what

but guess what

but guess what this work is beginning to show something

this work is beginning to show something

this work is beginning to show something very interesting not only the pebble

very interesting not only the pebble

very interesting not only the pebble toads

toads

toads but many of the reptiles in it ribbons

but many of the reptiles in it ribbons

but many of the reptiles in it ribbons that have gotten to the summit’s are

that have gotten to the summit’s are

that have gotten to the summit’s are actually pretty recently arrived and

actually pretty recently arrived and

actually pretty recently arrived and this is a big paradigm shift a paradigm

this is a big paradigm shift a paradigm

this is a big paradigm shift a paradigm shift means everybody thought one thing

shift means everybody thought one thing

shift means everybody thought one thing and the whole world has to change now to

and the whole world has to change now to

and the whole world has to change now to think another thing and that’s what some

think another thing and that’s what some

think another thing and that’s what some of the data I’m gathering is all about

of the data I’m gathering is all about

of the data I’m gathering is all about is trying to corroborate this latest

is trying to corroborate this latest

is trying to corroborate this latest finding and then we have to understand

finding and then we have to understand

finding and then we have to understand how’d they get there

how’d they get there

how’d they get there did they climb up the cliff did a storm

did they climb up the cliff did a storm

did they climb up the cliff did a storm suck them up from somewhere else and

suck them up from somewhere else and

suck them up from somewhere else and drop them on the top so as in all

drop them on the top so as in all

drop them on the top so as in all science when you investigate something

science when you investigate something

science when you investigate something you always come up with a lot more

you always come up with a lot more

you always come up with a lot more questions than you get answers