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Courage

Move with the red pack.

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.

23 species

Red Wolf (Canis rufus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Red Wolf

Species principle: Pack Courage

Move with the red pack.

Caution becomes courage when the pack moves with you.

Red Wolves live and hunt in family groups, using cooperation, communication, and long-legged movement across wetlands, forests, and open habitats.

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Saanen Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis grossa) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Species principle: Skilled Courage

Sting with skill.

Courage grows larger when it is carried by exact skill.

Tarantula Hawk Wasps hunt tarantulas, paralyze them with a sting, and use the spider as food for their larvae.

Toggenburg Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Toggenburg Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Wood Duck

Species principle: Descent

Drop toward water.

The first passage into life sometimes begins by falling toward the world below.

Wood Ducks nest in tree cavities near water. After hatching, ducklings leave the elevated nest by jumping down and then following the mother to water.

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