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Maintenance

Keep the hole open.

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.

23 species

Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Ringed Seal

Species principle: Maintenance

Keep the hole open.

Life continues because small openings are kept from closing.

Ringed Seals maintain breathing holes in sea ice using strong claws, allowing them to surface and breathe while living beneath frozen Arctic waters.

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Silkie Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Sussex Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Sussex Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Welsummer Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Welsummer Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Wyandotte Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Wyandotte Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

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