Animal Powers
Trust the ground.
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.
4 species
Species principle: Ground Trust
Trust the ground.
The ground is enough when your senses know how to read it.
Kiwis are flightless nocturnal birds with nostrils near the tip of the bill, strong legs, and sensory adaptations for probing the forest floor for invertebrates.
Species principle: Nocturnal Scent
Sniff the dark.
The night gives answers to the nose willing to stay low.
Moon Rats are nocturnal relatives of hedgehogs that use long snouts and strong scent to search damp forest floors for insects, worms, and small animals.
Species principle: Scent Gathering
Gather the perfume.
Beauty is gathered one fragrance at a time by the one who keeps searching.
Male Orchid Bees collect aromatic compounds from orchids and other sources, storing scents in leg structures for use in courtship signaling.
Species principle: Stubborn Ascent
Hop the cliff.
Big walls fall to small jumps repeated with refusal.
Southern Rockhopper Penguins climb rocky shorelines and cliffs by hopping with strong feet and claws, returning to breeding colonies in rough coastal terrain.
