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Self-regulation

Adjust before acting.

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

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Bearded Dragon

Species principle: Calibration

Adjust before acting.

Adjust yourself to the conditions before you spend your strength.

Bearded Dragons rely on external heat to regulate body temperature. They bask, change posture, shift color, and retreat to shade or shelter to manage warmth.

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Green Iguana

Species principle: Recharge

Take the sun.

Strength returns when the body receives the warmth it was built to need.

Green Iguanas are ectothermic lizards that bask in the sun to regulate body temperature, often resting in trees and moving between sun, shade, and water.

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