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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.

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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Pileated Woodpecker

Species principle: Excavation

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Some doors only open for the one willing to carve deep enough.

Pileated Woodpeckers use powerful chisel-like bills to excavate large holes in dead or decaying wood while searching for insects such as carpenter ants. Their cavities can later serve other wildlife.

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