Odd Fit principle
Lessons from Hoatzin
Trust the odd fit.
Leaf-Fermenting Swamp Gut
Core lesson
A strange solution is not strange when it fits the life exactly.
Biological basis
Hoatzins eat large amounts of leaves and use foregut fermentation, unusual among birds, to digest plant material in swamp forest habitats.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
Unusual solutionsDigestive specializationSwamp lifeDifferent designFitting your niche