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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.

22 species

Alpine Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Alpine Goat

Species principle: Highland Surefooting

Step sure.

Progress through rough terrain comes from balance more than rush.

Alpine Goats are hardy dairy goats associated with agility, climbing, and adaptation to varied terrain.

Black Bengal Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Black Bengal Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Boer Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Boer Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Cashmere Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Cashmere Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Cozumel Coati animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Cozumel Coati

Species principle: Island Curiosity

Map with the nose.

Curiosity turns a limited world into a living map.

Cozumel Coatis are island coatis that use flexible snouts, claws, and foraging behavior to search forest floor and trees.

Domestic Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Domestic Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Golden Guernsey Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Golden Guernsey Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Kea (Nestor notabilis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Kea

Species principle: Mischief

Test everything.

Curiosity becomes survival when every object might teach a new trick.

Keas are highly intelligent alpine parrots known for exploratory behavior, object manipulation, social learning, and playful problem-solving.

Kiko Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Kiko Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

LaMancha Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

LaMancha Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec

Species principle: Protected Curiosity

Sniff behind armor.

The guarded self can still go searching.

Lesser Hedgehog Tenrecs have defensive spines and use keen smell to forage for insects and small prey, often at night or in low cover.

Myotonic Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Myotonic Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Nigerian Dwarf Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Nigerian Dwarf Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Nubian Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Nubian Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Oberhasli Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Oberhasli Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Pygmy Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Pygmy Goat

Species principle: Compact Curiosity

Small explores.

Curiosity does not need scale; it needs willingness to test the edge.

Pygmy Goats are small domestic goats known for agility, social behavior, browsing, and curiosity.

Pygora Goat animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Pygora Goat

Species principle: Exploration

Go where others won't.

Growth starts at the edge of comfort.

Goats climb difficult terrain and investigate places many animals avoid.

Ring-tailed Coati animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Ring-tailed Coati

Species principle: Exploration

Follow the nose.

The forest gives its secrets to the one who keeps searching with every sense awake.

Ring-tailed Coatis use long flexible snouts, claws, and raised tails while foraging for fruit, insects, eggs, and small animals, often searching through leaf litter and trees.

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