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Energy

Keep the bounce.

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.

6 species

Agile Wallaby (Notamacropus agilis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Agile Wallaby

Species principle: Springing

Keep the bounce.

Steady bounce can carry a body farther than strain.

Agile Wallabies use powerful hind legs and hopping locomotion to move efficiently through tropical woodland, grassland, and open habitats.

Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Electric Eel

Species principle: Voltage

Charge the water.

Hidden charge changes the whole water around it.

Electric Eels generate electric discharges for sensing, communication, defense, and stunning prey in murky freshwater habitats.

Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Green Iguana

Species principle: Recharge

Take the sun.

Strength returns when the body receives the warmth it was built to need.

Green Iguanas are ectothermic lizards that bask in the sun to regulate body temperature, often resting in trees and moving between sun, shade, and water.

Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Marsh Frog

Species principle: Volume

Croak through reeds.

Energy becomes power when it has a place to sound.

Marsh Frogs use loud calls around ponds, rivers, and reed beds during breeding and territorial activity, while powerful hind legs let them leap through wetland edges.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Species principle: Control

Hold the hover.

Great power can live inside a body that holds itself exactly where it must be.

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds hover with rapid wingbeats while feeding on nectar using long bills and extendable tongues. They also make long seasonal migrations despite their tiny size.

Ultramarine Lorikeet (Vini ultramarina) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Ultramarine Lorikeet

Species principle: Delicate Energy

Brush the flower.

Bright motion can still do the finest work.

Ultramarine Lorikeets have brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar and pollen, moving actively among flowers and fruiting trees.

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