Animal Qualities
Feel the river.
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
Species principle: Paddle Sense
Feel the river.
Odd shapes become elegant when they read what ordinary senses miss.
American Paddlefish use long paddle-shaped rostrums rich in electroreceptors to detect plankton while filter feeding in large river systems.
Species principle: Plankton Straining
Strain the sea.
Great size can be sustained by gathering what the ocean offers in tiny pieces.
Basking Sharks are enormous filter-feeding sharks that swim with their mouths open to strain plankton from seawater using gill rakers.
Species principle: Lake Filtration
Filter the lake.
Grace becomes practical when it knows exactly what to filter.
Greater Flamingos use specialized filter-feeding bills and long legs to feed on small organisms in shallow saline and alkaline waters.
