Budgett's Frog
Species principle: Wide-Mouth Fit
Fit the mouth.
A strange shape can be perfect for its work.
Budgett's frogs have extremely wide mouths and sit-and-wait predatory habits suited to sudden capture of prey.
Animal Qualities
Functional design
Fit the mouth.
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
Senegal Bichir
Species principle: Ancient Design
Keep the old design.
Old designs endure when they keep solving present problems.
Senegal Bichirs are ancient-looking fish with lungs or lung-like air-breathing capacity, armored scales, and dorsal finlets, allowing survival in low-oxygen waters.