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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.

23 species

Araucana Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Araucana Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Australorp Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Australorp Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Ayam Cemani animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Ayam Cemani

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Barnevelder Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Barnevelder Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Bharal

Species principle: Blue-Sheep Surefooting

Hold the high slope.

When you are built for the place, fear becomes terrain.

Bharal live on steep Himalayan slopes and use sure-footed climbing to escape predators and browse in rugged terrain.

Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Black-faced Ibis

Species principle: Meadow Probing

Probe the meadow.

Steady steps uncover what the open ground keeps hidden.

Black-faced Ibises use long curved bills to probe wet meadows, grasslands, and marshy soil for invertebrates and small prey.

Brahma Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Brahma Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Cochin Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Cochin Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Faverolles Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Faverolles Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Himalayan Goral (Naemorhedus goral) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Himalayan Goral

Species principle: Steep Footing

Hold the slope.

A hard path calms beneath feet that know how to hold it.

Himalayan Gorals are small goat-antelopes that use strong legs and gripping hooves to move across steep rocky mountain slopes.

Jersey Giant Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Jersey Giant Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Leghorn Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Leghorn Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Marans Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Marans Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Orpington Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Orpington Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Plymouth Rock Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Plymouth Rock Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Polish Chicken animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Polish Chicken

Species principle: Consistency

Scratch every day.

What looks small each day becomes powerful when it never stops.

Chickens forage by scratching soil, leaf litter, and loose ground with their feet, then pecking at exposed seeds, insects, grit, and other edible material.

Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Red-footed Tortoise

Species principle: Patient Travel

Carry the road.

A long road yields to the one willing to carry shelter with every step.

Red-footed Tortoises are terrestrial tortoises with sturdy shells, omnivorous diets, and slow persistent movement through forest and savanna edges.

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