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Animal Qualities

Slow strength

Build below.

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

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Common Wombat

Species principle: Shelter

Build below.

A safe world is sometimes built downward, claw by claw.

Common Wombats dig extensive burrow systems with strong claws and sturdy bodies. Their burrows provide shelter from heat, predators, and harsh conditions.

Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Nurse Shark

Species principle: Bottom Patience

Cruise the bottom.

Slow strength finds what the restless swimmer passes over.

Nurse Sharks are bottom-dwelling sharks that use barbels near the mouth, suction feeding, and slow cruising over reefs and sandy bottoms to locate prey.

Pacarana (Dinomys branickii) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Pacarana

Species principle: Slow Substance

Move with weight.

Power does not need speed when it is built with weight and patience.

Pacaranas are large, slow-moving nocturnal rodents that use strong claws and heavy bodies while foraging in rocky forest habitats.

Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Ploughshare Tortoise

Species principle: Distinctive Armor

Carry the plough.

Armor becomes identity when its shape cannot be mistaken.

Ploughshare Tortoises have a distinctive forward-projecting gular scute on the lower shell, giving the species its name and making its armor highly recognizable.

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