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Water refuge

Leap to water.

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

Chinese Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Chinese Water Dragon

Species principle: Escape Timing

Leap to water.

Endurance can begin with one clean leap away from danger.

Chinese Water Dragons are arboreal and riverbank lizards that can leap into water and swim to escape threats.

Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Species principle: Quiet Bulk

Keep the hidden pool.

Power does not need open display when it owns the hidden pool.

Pygmy Hippopotamuses are solitary, forest-dwelling hippos that use wet forest paths, streams, and pools, relying on seclusion rather than open river herds.

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