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Unusual movement

Dance sideways.

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

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Coquerel's Sifaka

Species principle: Sideways Grace

Dance sideways.

Unusual movement becomes perfect when it matches the body that makes it.

Coquerel’s Sifakas leap vertically between trees and move across the ground with distinctive sideways hopping, using powerful hind limbs.

Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Mudskipper

Species principle: Threshold

Stand between worlds.

Power appears where two worlds meet and neither one owns you completely.

Mudskippers are amphibious fish that use strong pectoral fins, skin and gill adaptations, and mudflat behavior to move and feed between water and land.

Red-lipped Batfish animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Red-lipped Batfish

Species principle: Batfish Authenticity

Walk your own floor.

Stand apart without needing to swim like everyone else.

Red-lipped batfish are unusual bottom-dwelling fish that use modified fins to walk along the seafloor and are recognized by their vivid red lips.

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