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Wetland Alertness principle

Lessons from Puku

Bound before danger.

Marsh-Grass Bounding

Puku (Kobus vardonii) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

Soft places feel safer when the body is ready to move early.

Biological basis

Puku are antelope associated with floodplains and wet grasslands, using alertness and bounding movement to avoid danger.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

AlertnessWetland movementSafetyEarly actionSoft-ground survival

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