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Unexpected protection

Raise the ribs.

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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Spanish Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Spanish Ribbed Newt

Species principle: Internal Defense

Raise the ribs.

A flexible defender can turn its own frame into a warning.

Spanish Ribbed Newts can push rib tips through the skin as a defensive mechanism, aided by toxin-bearing skin secretions when threatened.

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