Animal Qualities
Climb strange.
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.
7 species
Species principle: Odd Harmony
Climb strange.
Strange combinations work when every piece helps the climb.
Binturongs are arboreal civets with prehensile tails, slow climbing habits, shaggy bodies, and scent marking known for a popcorn-like smell.
Species principle: Arboreal Style
Leap with the cape.
Style has weight when it moves with skill.
Black-and-white Colobus monkeys use long limbs, reduced thumbs, and flowing tails to leap through forest canopies while feeding largely on leaves.
Species principle: Loud Kinship
Shout through the canopy.
Family bonds grow stronger when the forest can hear them clearly.
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemurs live in Madagascar forest canopies and use loud calls for spacing, alarm, and group contact while moving through trees.
Species principle: Family Alliance
Move with the troupe.
Small power grows stronger when carried by the right allies.
Emperor Tamarins live in small social groups, move through forest branches, and rely on cooperative care and group coordination.
Species principle: Glide
Stretch into flight.
A path appears when the body learns to stretch between what is separate.
Sunda Flying Lemurs, or colugos, use a large gliding membrane stretching between limbs, body, and tail to glide efficiently between trees.
Species principle: Parachute
Open the fall.
The fall becomes a path when the body learns to open.
Wallace’s Flying Frogs have large webbed feet and skin flaps that help them glide or parachute between trees in rainforest canopies.
Species principle: Soft Strength
Grip softly.
Softness and strength can travel together when the grip is real.
Woolly Monkeys use strong limbs and prehensile tails to move through rainforest canopies in social groups while foraging for fruit and other foods.
