Animal Qualities
Break the shape.
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: Broken Outline
Break the shape.
A bright mark can hide a large body when it breaks the shape.
Bongos have bold white stripes that break up their body outline in dense forest light, helping these large antelopes move with concealment through vegetation.
Species principle: Gentle Grandeur
Move gently, giant.
Great size can move through the world without becoming harsh.
Giant Elands are the largest antelopes, with spiral horns, long legs, and browsing habits in savanna woodland and forest-edge habitats.
Species principle: Quiet Mass
Rule the cave.
Large presence can rule a place without wasting motion.
Giant Groupers are massive reef predators that use large mouths and suction feeding to capture prey around reefs, rocky caves, and ledges.
Species principle: Grand Probing
Probe the marsh slowly.
Patient searching can still carry great presence.
Giant Ibises use long curved bills and wading legs to probe wetlands, pools, and muddy areas for aquatic animals and other food.
Species principle: Intimidation
Make approach costly.
Sometimes survival begins by making the approach itself uncomfortable.
Goliath Birdeaters are very large tarantulas that can defend themselves by rubbing urticating hairs from the abdomen, creating irritation for threats, along with threat postures and large fangs.
