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Animal Qualities

Steady effort

Stroke by stroke.

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

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Species principle: Ocean Continuance

Stroke by stroke.

A long life is crossed one stroke at a time.

Loggerhead Sea Turtles migrate across large ocean distances using powerful front flippers, strong shells, and navigational ability between feeding and nesting areas.

Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Yellow-billed Stork

Species principle: Tactile Search

Sweep the shallows.

Keep sweeping the unseen until the hidden thing closes the gap.

Yellow-billed Storks feed by sweeping partly open bills through shallow water; tactile contact with prey triggers the bill to snap shut quickly.

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