Animal Qualities
Feel the river.
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
Species principle: Paddle Sense
Feel the river.
Odd shapes become elegant when they read what ordinary senses miss.
American Paddlefish use long paddle-shaped rostrums rich in electroreceptors to detect plankton while filter feeding in large river systems.
Species principle: Harsh-Air Filtering
Breathe through the strange.
Odd features often exist because the world asked a harsh question.
Saiga Antelope have enlarged flexible noses that help filter dust and condition air during life on cold, dusty steppe environments.
