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
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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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