Generalism principle
Lessons from Crab-eating Fox
Eat the edge.
Marsh-Edge Omnivory
Core lesson
A flexible hunger survives where fixed plans fail.
Biological basis
Crab-eating Foxes are omnivorous canids that forage in wetlands, savannas, forests, and human-edge habitats, eating crabs, fruit, insects, small animals, and carrion.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
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