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Animal Qualities

Hidden elegance

Break the outline.

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

Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Lesser Kudu

Species principle: Pattern Breaking

Break the outline.

A strong pattern can hide a large shape by breaking it apart.

Lesser Kudus have vertical white body stripes that help break up their outline in dry woodland, scrub, and thicket habitats.

Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Okapi

Species principle: Forest Mystery

Move unseen in stripes.

Gentle strength becomes powerful when it remains partly unseen.

Okapis are solitary rainforest relatives of giraffes with striped legs, dark coats, long tongues, and quiet browsing habits in dense forest.

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