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Animal Qualities

Finding hidden value

Turn it over.

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

North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

North American Raccoon

Species principle: Dexterity

Turn it over.

The world opens for those willing to touch, turn, and test what others ignore.

North American Raccoons use highly sensitive front paws to handle, open, wash, and investigate food and objects, especially while foraging at night.

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Wood Stork

Species principle: Sensitivity

Feel with the bill.

The unseen can be found by the one sensitive enough to feel it.

Wood Storks forage in shallow wetlands by sweeping their open bills through water and snapping them shut rapidly when they touch prey.

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