Atlantic Puffin
Species principle: Three-World Fit
Belong in three worlds.
One body can belong to more than one world.
Atlantic Puffins nest on cliffs and burrows, fly over water, and swim underwater with their wings to catch fish.
Animal Qualities
Diving
Belong in three worlds.
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.
8 species
Black-naped Tern
Species principle: Clean Plunge
Trust the angle.
A light body can do sharp work when it trusts the angle.
Black-naped Terns forage over tropical reef and coastal waters, using agile flight and plunge-diving to catch small fish.
Common Murre
Species principle: Two-World Discipline
Stand the cliff, swim the sea.
A life between cliff and sea demands discipline in both.
Common Murres breed in dense cliff colonies and dive underwater using wing-propelled swimming to pursue fish in cold seas.
Gentoo Penguin
Species principle: Context Shift
Find your water.
Awkwardness in one world can hide brilliance in another.
Gentoo Penguins move awkwardly on land but are among the fastest swimming penguins, using strong flippers to pursue prey underwater.
Horned Puffin
Species principle: Cliff Fellowship
Return to the cliff.
Hard cliffs become lively when many bright bills return from the sea.
Horned Puffins nest in cliff colonies and dive underwater using wings to pursue fish, carrying multiple fish crosswise in their bills.
King Eider
Species principle: Arctic Style
Dive with a crown.
Toughness does not have to arrive plainly dressed.
King Eiders breed in Arctic regions and dive in cold marine waters for mollusks and other prey. Males are known for colorful head plumage and a distinctive frontal shield.
King Penguin
Species principle: Underwater Focus
Focus below.
True grace may look quiet because all the power is below the surface.
King Penguins are strong pursuit divers that swim efficiently underwater for fish and squid, while enduring dense colonies and cold subantarctic conditions.
Madagascar Pochard
Species principle: Tiny Refuge
Guard the hidden lake.
A whole future can depend on one small place staying safe.
Madagascar Pochards are critically rare diving ducks now associated with a very small number of lake habitats, using diving behavior to feed underwater.