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Community safety

Sound the marsh.

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

Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Southern Screamer

Species principle: Marsh Alarm

Sound the marsh.

A strong warning protects more than the one who gives it.

Southern Screamers are large wetland birds with extremely loud calls and watchful behavior in marshes and open wetlands.

Uinta Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus armatus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Uinta Ground Squirrel

Species principle: Lookout

Watch the meadow.

The colony lasts because someone keeps watching the open ground.

Uinta Ground Squirrels live in burrow colonies in mountain meadows and use upright vigilance, calls, and quick retreat to avoid predators.

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