Animal Qualities
Bury the future.
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
Species principle: Seed Stewardship
Bury the future.
The future grows from what is carried away and hidden well.
Central American Agoutis collect, bury, and sometimes forget large seeds and nuts, helping disperse important forest trees while storing food for later.
Species principle: Provision
Carry the future.
Heavy work becomes devotion when it feeds a future you may never see.
Female Cicada Killer Wasps dig burrows, paralyze cicadas with a sting, carry them to underground cells, and lay eggs so the larvae have food after hatching.
