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Hard tasks

Grip and crack.

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

Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Coconut Crab

Species principle: Crushing Grip

Grip and crack.

The hard shell opens for the one with enough grip to climb and crack.

Coconut Crabs are large terrestrial hermit crabs with powerful claws used for climbing, handling food, and cracking tough materials such as coconuts or shells.

Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Sea Otter

Species principle: Tool Use

Bring the rock.

A hard thing opens when intelligence brings the right object to the task.

Sea Otters use stones as tools to crack open shellfish while floating on their backs, and they use dexterous paws to handle prey and tools.

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