Animal Qualities
Dig the cliff.
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.
5 species
Species principle: Colonial Home
Dig the cliff.
A home becomes stronger when many doors open into the same wall.
Burrowing Parakeets nest in colonies by digging tunnels into cliffs, banks, and soft substrates, creating noisy social nesting areas.
Species principle: Shelter
Build below.
A safe world is sometimes built downward, claw by claw.
Common Wombats dig extensive burrow systems with strong claws and sturdy bodies. Their burrows provide shelter from heat, predators, and harsh conditions.
Species principle: Legacy
Build the sett.
A lasting home is carved slowly enough for others to inherit it.
European Badgers dig complex underground burrow systems called setts, which may be used and expanded by social groups over many generations.
Species principle: Keystone Shelter
Build for many.
The best homes become refuge for more lives than the builder planned.
Gopher Tortoises dig deep burrows in sandy soils, and those burrows provide shelter for many other species, making the tortoise an important keystone species.
Species principle: Monument Building
Build the castle.
Small pieces become a castle when patience keeps returning.
Hamerkops build exceptionally large domed stick nests, often far bigger than their bodies, and may keep adding material over time near water.
