Animal Qualities
Widen the warning.
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
Species principle: Hood Bluff
Widen the warning.
A well-timed warning can make danger hesitate before force is needed.
False Water Cobras flatten the neck in a cobra-like display and use size, movement, and rear-fanged venom as part of their defensive and predatory strategy.
Species principle: Startle Display
Flare, then run.
A sudden shape can create the space needed to survive.
Frilled Lizards extend a large neck frill, open the mouth, and may rear up when threatened before fleeing, often to a tree.
Species principle: Hooded Warning
Show the hood.
A clear warning can end a fight before it begins.
Monocled Cobras raise the body, spread a hood with a monocle-like marking, and use venomous defense when threatened.
