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Animal Qualities

Alternative movement

Move below.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

2 species

Cayenne Caecilian (Typhlonectes compressicauda) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Cayenne Caecilian

Species principle: Subsurface Skill

Move below.

A hidden life can move with mastery beneath every visible path.

Cayenne Caecilians are aquatic or semi-aquatic limbless amphibians with smooth bodies adapted for moving through water, mud, and hidden wet habitats.

Epaulette Shark animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Epaulette Shark

Species principle: Improvisation

Walk the reef.

When the water leaves, invent another way to move.

Epaulette Sharks can use paired fins to walk or crawl over reef flats and tide pools, and tolerate low-oxygen conditions during low tides.

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