Strolling early this evening I spotted a mature adult sofa, out in the open, resting in the long grass of the veldt. It’s rare to see a sofa (Sofa chesterfieldii) in such an open space – they’re usually rather more nervous and retiring. It’s also unusual (but not unheard of) to see one separate from their human companions – usually the symbiotic bond between the two species is almost unbreakable.
The sofa allows humans to use its expansive surfaces for feeding, resting, and, at times, mating, often in a complex, also symbiotic relationship with another species, Teeveeus nullis. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship – the humans feed the sofa with small coins, wine, crumbs, peanuts, stale cheese, lint, devices that they use for attracting the attention of the Teeveeus (and various related subspecies), and mysterious gases the humans produce from their own bodies.
Of particular interest in this specimen is the extensive efforts it has gone to camouflage itself – its soft curves and colour-work can been seen to break up the outlines so that it blends with the foliage around it. I left it undisturbed – to continue in search of a mate or foraging as the case may be.
Further research into this fascinating species and the rich inter-relationship between the three species is warranted, and full research grants should be given the highest priority.
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This picture brings back memories – that looks like the sofa that was lying in the bushes near our old house in South Karori – we always used to joke that it was like the couch from the cafe in “Friends”…
Perhaps this sofa is one of the offspring. It’s good to know there’s a viable population.