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Filtering

Sweep with the spoon.

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

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Eurasian Spoonbill

Species principle: Sifting

Sweep with the spoon.

The right tool gathers what the water hides in plain sight.

Eurasian Spoonbills feed by sweeping spoon-shaped bills side to side through shallow water, detecting and catching small aquatic prey.

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Whale Shark

Species principle: Gentle Scale

Be vast, feed gently.

Greatness does not need to devour loudly to be immense.

Whale Sharks are the largest fish and feed mainly by filtering plankton and small organisms through huge mouths while cruising warm seas.

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