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Animal Qualities

Systems thinking

Make the strange whole.

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.

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Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Platypus

Species principle: Integration

Make the strange whole.

Unusual parts become genius when they work as one system.

Platypuses combine webbed feet, dense fur, egg-laying reproduction, venomous male spurs, and electroreceptive bills used to detect prey underwater.

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Salp

Species principle: Flow

Filter and flow.

Progress can come from rhythm, simplicity, and removing excess.

Salps filter-feed while drifting and swimming through pelagic waters, playing roles in marine food webs and carbon movement.

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