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Animal Qualities

Standing out

Move in blue.

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

Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Great Blue Turaco

Species principle: Blue Radiance

Move in blue.

Beauty gains force when it still moves with purpose.

Great blue turacos are large, vivid canopy birds whose blue plumage, crest, and movement make them highly conspicuous in forest habitat.

Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Splendid Fairywren

Species principle: Spark

Flash the blue.

A small body can change the field when its color refuses to disappear.

Male Splendid Fairywrens develop vivid blue breeding plumage and move actively through scrub with cocked tails and quick hops. Their color and display behavior help them stand out during social and courtship activity.

Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Tomato Frog

Species principle: Visibility

Be seen as warning.

Being seen can be safer than trying to disappear.

Tomato Frogs use bright red-orange coloration and sticky defensive secretions to discourage predators. Their visible color can function as a warning signal.

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