GUIDE TO GOD'S

ANIMALS FR.ANK SH ER.WIN

INSTITUTE FOR

CREATION RESEARCH

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS EUGENE, OREGON

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Contents

ANIMALS IN GoD's CREATION 8 . . •

CREATION OF THE ANIMALS 10

BASIC ANIMAL TYPES 12

ARE HUMANS ANIMALS? 14

CHARLES DARWIN 16

VARIATION WITHIN ANIMAL KINDS 18

DESIGNED TO SWIM 20

JELLYFISH-AN ANIMAL WITH No BRAIN 22

SHARKS-VERTEBRATES WITH No BONES 24

RAYS AND SKATES-MARINE ANIMALS WITH WINGS 26

DOLPHINS, WHALES, AND PORPOISES 28

ANIMALS ON THE ARK 3 2

DESIGNED FOR FLIGHT 34

DRAGONFLIES 36

BEES-HARD WORKERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM 38

DESIGNED FOR MOVING ON LAND 42

TIGERS-BIG CATS, SMALL NUMBERS 44

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• ELEPHANTS-THE LARGEST LAND MAMMALS 46

HORSES-ANIMALS BUILT FOR WORK 48

DoGs-"MAN's BEST FRIEND" 50

CURIOUS CATS 5 2

SNAKES-LIMBLESS LAND ANIMALS

MONKEYS OF THE "OLD" AND "NEW" WORLDS 56

THE GREATER AND LESSER APES 58

ARACHNIDS-ANIMALS WITH EIGHT LIMBS 60

INDUSTRIOUS ANTS 62 J

PENGUINS-FLIGHTLESS BIRDS OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 64

SHEEP-ANIMALS THAT SHOW GoD's PROVISION 66

DINOSAURS-"TERRIBLE LIZARDS" 68

TYRANNOSAURUS REX-THE "TYRANT LIZARD" 70

PTEROSAURS-"WINGED LIZARDS" 72

EXTINCT MARINE REPTILES 7 4

FOSSILIZED ANIMALS 76

WHAT ANIMALS EAT 78

BREATHING AND RESPIRATION 80

How ANIMALS SEE 82

ANIMAL HEARING 84

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How ANIMALS COMMUNICATE 86

INCREDIBLE EGGS 88

ANIMAL EXOSKELETONS 90

ANIMAL TEETH 92

ANIMAL BONES 94

CAMOUFLAGE- ANIMALS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT 96

BIOLUMINESCENCE- NATURAL LIGHT IN ANIMALS 98

ECHOLOCATION- ANIMALS SEEING WITH SOUND 100

MIGRATION- MASS ANIMAL MOVEMENTS 102

HIBERNATION- ANIMALS CONSERVING ENERGY 104

EXTREME HABITATS 106

FAST ANIMALS 108

RAINFOREST ANIMALS 110

THREATENED ANIMALS 112

Index 114

About the Author 116

Acknowledgments 116

Image Credits 116

About ICR 117

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Animals in God's Creation

How do fish live in the sea? How do birds fly in the air? Why do some animals migrate seasonally, and why do others live un -

derground? What makes monkeys different from apes? And what happened to dinosaurs and other extinct animals?

The animal kingdom is a massive and amazing part of God's won -

"Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth daY:' (Genesis 1:31)

derful creation. We find animals living all over the world-in the water and in the air, in valleys and on mountains, in deserts and on glaciers, and even in our own homes and back­

yards. Whether they fly, swim, slither, gallop, crawl, or swing through trees, each animal is unique and well-suited to live

in its habitat.

Zebrafish

Horned frog

Feral rock pigeon

African lion

Meerkat

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ANIMALE The word "animal" comes from the Latin word animale, which means "living being" or "being which breathes." Another Latin word, animalis, means "animate, living;' and anima means "breath, soul:' While "animal" has been around since about the 14th century, it was rarely used until the 1600s. Even then, the King James Bible (1611) employed the word "beast:' Scientists typically use Latin and Latin-sounding words to name animals when categorizing them. For instance, Canis lupus familiaris is the scientific name for domestic dogs, and Columba livia is the scientific name for the pigeons we typically see in cities.

Harp seal ,, ,, •

St. Bernard

Canadian geese

STUDYING ANIMALS Zoology, the study of animals, is a rich and fascinating field for research. The sheer variety of animals alone shows how creative God is in making each one. Not only do we see incredible engineering and design in their body structures, but we also see the evidence of God's once "very good" creation (Genesis 1:31). In observing all the interdependent relationships among them,

we also see how all animals were needed right from the very start. The more we study

animals, the more we can learn about how they fit into God's world and better understand our role as caretakers of the creation.

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Basic Animal Types

The book of Genesis says that God made animals on Days Five and Six of the creation week. He created each one "according to its kind" (Genesis 1:21, 24-25), with the Hebrew

word min translated as "kind:' Later, God commanded Noah to take a male and female of each kind (same word) ofland animal on board the Ark for preservation from the impending

LIFE

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PHYLUM

CLASS

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l_ FAMILY

l GENUS

l SPECIES

CLASSIFICATION Scientists today classify animals into nine phyla, which are subdivisions of the kingdom Animalia. Each phylum contains different classes of animals. The word "phy­lum" derives from the Greek word phylon, which can be translated as "tribe" or "class:' Most phyla contain animals that are invertebrates (animals without a backbone), while only phylum Chordata contains the vertebrates.

DID YOU KNOW?

Earthworms have five "hearts" ( called aortic arches), a series of efficient "kidneys" (called nephridia), circular and longitudi­nal muscles, and a well-organized digestive system. They are also hermaphrodites­they have both male and female reproduc­tive organs.

great Flood. While the Bible does not list the specific animal kinds, it seems apparent that animals within a kind can only breed with animals of the same kind.

PHYLUM ANNELIDA Annelids are segmented worms like earthworms.

Oysters

PHYLUM MOLLUSCA Mollusks include several differ­ent animals such as the octo­pus, squid, clam, and oyster.

PHYLUM PLATYHELMINTHES Platyhelminthes are flatworms, such as the ones that live in the ocean, and the parasitic tapeworm and fluke.

Flatworm

PHYLUM NEMATODA Nematodes are roundworms without segments, and they make up a large group of small worms that are found

Praying mantis just about ev­erywhere. PHYLUM ARTHROPODA

Arthropods have jointed appendages and hard exoskeletons. This is the largest animal phylum and includes insects, crustaceans (like crabs and lobsters),

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PHYLUM ECHINODERMATA Echinoderms are animals with stony skin, such as sea stars, sea urchins, and

sand dollars.

PHYLUM CHORDATA Chordates are vertebrates, or animals with backbones, such as fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, and amphibians.

DID YOU KNOW?

Fossils of all of the living­animal phyla, including Chordata, appear in the lowest fossil-containing rock layers. Fossil phyla show full formation from the beginning and none of evolution's expected transi­tional forms.

PHYLUM CNIDARIA This includes corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones.

PHYLUM PORIFERA These animals include porous creatures such as sponges.

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