GUIDE TO GOD'S. Sample ANIMALS FR.ANK SH ER.WIN INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS EUGENE, OREGON. Used by Permission

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1 GUIDE TO GOD'S ANIMALS FR.ANK SH ER.WIN INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS EUGENE, OREGON

2 All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Cover by Institute for Creation Research Cover photos Bigstock, Fotolia GUIDE TO GOD'S ANIMALS Copyright 2013 Institute for Creation Research Published by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon ISBN (pc) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other-except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Printed in China / DS-ICR /

3 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

4 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 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 J FOSSILIZED ANIMALS 76 WHAT ANIMALS EAT 78 BREATHING AND RESPIRATION 80 How ANIMALS SEE 82 ANIMAL HEARING 84

5 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

6 GUIDE TO GOD 'S AN IMALS 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? "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) The animal kingdom is a massive and amazing part of God's won - 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 backyards. Whether they fly, swim, slither, gallop, crawl, or swing through trees, each animal is unique and well-suited to live in its habitat. Horned frog Zebrafish Feral rock pigeon African lion Meerkat

7 G UIDE TO COD'S AN IMALS 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. Canadian geese Harp seal,,,, St. Bernard 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.

8 G UI D E TO GO D 'S A ' IMALS 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 great Flood. While the Bible does LIFE not list the specific animal kinds, it seems apparent that animals l_ within a kind can only breed with animals of the same kind. DOMAIN l.~ KINGDOM PHYLUM CLASS l ORDER 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. Oysters PHYLUM PLATYHELMINTHES Platyhelminthes are flatworms, such as the ones that live in the ocean, and the parasitic tapeworm and fluke. PHYLUM ANNELIDA Annelids are segmented worms like earthworms. PHYLUM MOLLUSCA Mollusks include several different animals such as the octopus, squid, clam, and oyster. Praying mantis Flatworm PHYLUM ARTHROPODA Arthropods have jointed appendages and hard exoskeletons. This is the largest animal phylum and includes insects, crustaceans (like crabs and lobsters), and arachnids (like spiders and scorpions). PHYLUM NEMATODA Nematodes are roundworms without segments, and they make up a large group of small worms that are found just about everywhere.

9 GUI DE TO GOD'S AN IMA LS PHYLUM ECHINODERMATA Echinoderms are animals with stony skin, such as sea stars, sea urchins, and sand dollars. PHYLUM CNIDARIA This includes corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones. 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 PORIFERA These animals include porous creatures such as sponges.