Animal Qualities
Bury the future.
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.
4 species
Species principle: Seed Stewardship
Bury the future.
The future grows from what is carried away and hidden well.
Central American Agoutis collect, bury, and sometimes forget large seeds and nuts, helping disperse important forest trees while storing food for later.
Species principle: Hidden Seedwork
Carry the mountain forest.
A quiet forest runner can still plant the next forest behind it.
Dwarf Cassowaries are fruit-eating forest birds of New Guinea highlands and help disperse seeds through their droppings as they move through montane forests.
Species principle: Memory
Bury tomorrow.
A forest remembers through the one who buries tomorrow beneath today.
Eurasian Jays cache acorns and other food for later recovery, using memory and helping disperse oak seeds through forgotten caches.
Species principle: Seed Bearing
Carry the forest.
The strongest steps are the ones that leave forests behind them.
Southern Cassowaries eat rainforest fruits and disperse large seeds through their droppings, making them important for forest regeneration. They also use powerful legs and a casque while moving through dense forest.
