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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.

3 species

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Blue-footed Booby

Species principle: Blue-Foot Signal

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A visible signature becomes strength when it honestly signals vitality.

Blue-footed Boobies use bright blue feet in courtship displays; foot color is linked to condition, and they also plunge-dive for fish.

Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Four-horned Antelope

Species principle: Rare Signature

Carry the four.

A rare feature becomes power when it cannot be mistaken for anything else.

Four-horned Antelope males are unusual among bovids for having two pairs of horns, and they move through dry woodland and scrub with secretive habits.

Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Narwhal

Species principle: Spiral-Tusk Signal

Carry the tusk spiral.

A strange feature can become the mark by which the world remembers you.

Narwhals have a long spiral tusk, usually in males, and travel through Arctic waters and sea ice while using echolocation and social behavior.

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