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Extraction

Sweep the hidden swarm.

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.

3 species

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Giant Anteater

Species principle: Extraction

Sweep the hidden swarm.

Strange tools become elegant when they reach what teeth cannot.

Giant Anteaters lack teeth and use long tubular snouts, powerful claws, and sticky tongues to feed rapidly on ants and termites from nests.

Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Sloth Bear

Species principle: Termite Extraction

Suck from the mound.

The hidden feast belongs to the one with the right way to draw it out.

Sloth Bears have long claws, mobile lips, and gaps in their front teeth that help them suck termites and ants from nests after breaking them open.

Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Sun Bear

Species principle: Hidden Honey

Reach the honey.

Sweetness is found by the one willing to open the hard places.

Sun Bears use long tongues, strong claws, and powerful jaws to extract honey, insects, and fruit from trees, logs, and cavities in tropical forests.

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