Yang Ping-shih cites the example of the mild-mannered Taiwan tortoise, which had existed on the island for countless generations, enjoying an easy and stable existence. "How are they a match for the mean Brazilian tortoise?"
楊平世舉例，土產龜悠遊於台灣河川不知幾代，生活安逸、性情溫和，「那裡打得過凶悍的巴西龜？」