Mulefoot Pig
Species principle: Ingenuity
Find a way.
Use what is available and make it work.
Pig is known for flexible foraging and opportunistic problem-solving in changing environments.
Animal Powers
Problem Solving
Find a way.
Animals grouped here express a similar power through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.
28 species
Ossabaw Island Hog
Species principle: Ingenuity
Find a way.
Use what is available and make it work.
Pig is known for flexible foraging and opportunistic problem-solving in changing environments.
Pig
Species principle: Ingenuity
Find a way.
Use what is available and make it work.
Pig is known for flexible foraging and opportunistic problem-solving in changing environments.
Pot-bellied Pig
Species principle: Ingenuity
Find a way.
Use what is available and make it work.
Pig is known for flexible foraging and opportunistic problem-solving in changing environments.
Spotted Nutcracker
Species principle: Mountain Seed Memory
Plant by remembering.
A strong memory can become ecological service when it scatters life forward.
Nutcrackers cache pine seeds across mountain landscapes, remembering many locations and helping tree dispersal.
Spotted Pig
Species principle: Ingenuity
Find a way.
Use what is available and make it work.
Pig is known for flexible foraging and opportunistic problem-solving in changing environments.
Striated Caracara
Species principle: Island Problem Beak
Question the island.
Intelligence becomes survival when curiosity is practical and fearless.
Striated Caracaras are curious Falkland Islands raptors known for bold investigation, scavenging, and flexible problem-solving.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Species principle: Transmission
Pass the trick on.
A discovery becomes stronger when it can travel from one mind to another.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are social, vocal parrots known for problem-solving, learning from others, manipulating objects with strong beaks and feet, and maintaining flock contact through loud calls.
Tamworth Pig
Species principle: Ingenuity
Find a way.
Use what is available and make it work.
Pig is known for flexible foraging and opportunistic problem-solving in changing environments.
Yorkshire Pig
Species principle: Ingenuity
Find a way.
Use what is available and make it work.
Pig is known for flexible foraging and opportunistic problem-solving in changing environments.