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Predator avoidance

Be the branch.

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.

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Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Common Potoo

Species principle: Still Disguise

Be the branch.

Stillness becomes invisibility when the body learns the shape of its world.

Common Potoos perch upright on branches or stumps with bark-like plumage and remain extremely still, resembling broken branches during the day.

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