These two taught me about cooperation (also known as "Shirley") as well as evolutionary symbiosis. On the planet Snoo two species evolved in such a way that their only source of food (nectarines) would always be out of reach (evolutionary dead-ends if ever there were any). One was tall enough to reach the fruit but could not use its, frankly, vestigial arms to feed itself. The other was just too short to reach the nectarine. Together, well, you know.
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