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Animal Qualities

Tiny power

Leap through dark.

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

Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Spectral Tarsier

Species principle: Night Focus

Leap through dark.

A tiny body can hold enormous focus when the dark opens.

Spectral Tarsiers have very large eyes, strong hind limbs, and vertical clinging and leaping behavior used to hunt insects and small animals at night.

Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Xantus's Hummingbird

Species principle: Darting Purpose

Dart with purpose.

Tiny movement becomes powerful when every flash knows where it is going.

Xantus’s Hummingbirds feed on nectar with slender bills and fast hovering flight, moving through dry scrub and flowering plants with quick precise visits.

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