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Animal Qualities

Dryland life

Wear the stars.

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

Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Indian Star Tortoise

Species principle: Radiant Armor

Wear the stars.

A beautiful pattern can protect as much as it decorates.

Indian Star Tortoises have star-like shell patterns that may help break up their outline among dry grasses and scrub while also making them visually distinctive.

Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Radiated Tortoise

Species principle: Shell Radiance

Carry the sunburst.

Beauty can travel slowly and still command the eye.

Radiated Tortoises have striking star-patterned shells and move through dry thorn scrub habitats in southern Madagascar.

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