Animal Qualities
Scan the water.
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.
7 species
Species principle: High Vision
Scan the water.
The next move simplifies when the whole water is seen from above.
Bald Eagles perch or soar near large water bodies, using sharp vision and powerful flight to locate fish, carrion, and other prey from a distance.
Species principle: Vertical Vision
Look through the dome.
Seeing differently reveals food that ordinary sight would miss.
Barreleyes have transparent head domes and tubular eyes that can look upward to detect prey silhouettes in the deep ocean.
Species principle: High Reach
Reach higher.
A different perspective can open resources hidden to everyone else.
Giraffes use long necks to browse high vegetation and scan across open habitats.
Species principle: Heighted Vision
See over grass.
The right height changes what the world reveals.
Maned Wolves have unusually long legs that help them move and see through tall grasslands while foraging for small animals, fruit, and other foods.
Species principle: Wide Survey
Survey the steppe.
A wide life is understood from above before it is crossed below.
Steppe Eagles soar over open grasslands and arid plains, using broad wings and high vantage to search for carrion and prey across huge distances.
Species principle: Plain Watch
Stand the mound.
The open world is safer from the one willing to rise and scan.
Topi often stand on elevated spots such as termite mounds to scan open savannas for predators and display presence.
Species principle: Thermal Command
Ride above the wide land.
Large challenges shrink beneath the one who knows how to ride rising air.
Wedge-tailed Eagles are large Australian raptors that soar on thermals over vast landscapes, using huge wings and long wedge-shaped tails to scan for prey and carrion.
