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Animal Qualities

Resource capture

Scoop cleanly.

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

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Great White Pelican

Species principle: Scoop Strategy

Scoop cleanly.

The right tool turns effort into one clean motion.

Great White Pelicans use large bill pouches to scoop fish and often forage cooperatively in groups on lakes and wetlands.

Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Thorny Devil

Species principle: Water Harvesting

Channel the drop.

Small systems can solve enormous thirst.

Thorny devils have grooved skin that channels water toward the mouth, helping them survive arid habitats.

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