[user2459]

"We’re the tortoises of the animal kingdom"

... That might be the deepest thing I've ever read.

Also, here's Attenborough narrating this article http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o

[wowoc]

Yeah, I'd say the tortoises are the tortoises of the animal kingdom.

[phylofx]

"We’re the tortoises of the animal kingdom" such a beautiful and witty analogy, isn't it?

[bwldrbst]

That's what separates us from the animals. Except for the weasel.