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Turn falling into flying.

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.

4 species

Greater Glider (Petauroides volans) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Greater Glider

Species principle: Falling Flight

Turn falling into flying.

The right design can turn a fall into a crossing.

Greater Gliders use a membrane of skin between limbs to glide from tree to tree, moving through forest canopy without true powered flight.

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Regent Bowerbird

Species principle: Preparation

Build the stage.

The stage is part of the signal.

Male Regent Bowerbirds build and decorate bowers for courtship display, using arranged objects and vivid plumage to attract females.

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Satin Bowerbird

Species principle: Curation

Arrange the blue.

Desire is shaped by what you choose, arrange, and make unforgettable.

Male Satin Bowerbirds build bowers and decorate them with carefully selected objects, often blue items, as part of courtship display to attract females.

Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Sunda Flying Lemur

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.

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