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Use the odd edge.

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

Gargoyle Gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Gargoyle Gecko

Species principle: Odd Advantage

Use the odd edge.

Unusual features become advantages when they meet the right surface.

Gargoyle Geckos have gripping toe pads, bumpy cranial ridges, and climbing ability suited to nocturnal arboreal life in New Caledonia.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Gentoo Penguin

Species principle: Context Shift

Find your water.

Awkwardness in one world can hide brilliance in another.

Gentoo Penguins move awkwardly on land but are among the fastest swimming penguins, using strong flippers to pursue prey underwater.

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