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Timing action

Rise with rain.

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

Couch's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Couch's Spadefoot

Species principle: Spadefoot Timing

Rise with rain.

Wait buried, then answer the rain.

Couch's spadefoots spend dry periods underground and emerge rapidly after heavy rains to breed in temporary pools.

Serval (Leptailurus serval) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Serval

Species principle: Grass Listening

Hear, then leap.

Hear clearly before you leap.

Servals use oversized ears to detect prey in tall grass before making high, precise pounces.

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