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Feel the floor.

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

Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Bearded Seal

Species principle: Whisker Tactility

Feel the floor.

Feel for what sight cannot reach.

Bearded seals use long sensitive whiskers to detect prey on or near the seafloor in cold, low-visibility water.

Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Corn Snake

Species principle: Tracking

Read the trail.

The hidden path reveals itself to the one who reads what others cannot see.

Corn Snakes move through fields, barns, and brush while using chemical cues gathered by the tongue and Jacobson’s organ to locate prey such as rodents.

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