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The Choco Indians of Panama and Colombia use the poison from the skin of the beautiful poison dart frog to make their lethal darts. The bright orange and deep blue skin of this frog serves to warn predators that it is best left alone and its poisonous ski...

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Sometimes God’s imagination is so creative that even the scientists are stumped by the results. One such example is the colugo, an animal that scientists tried to place in three different families before they finally gave up and designated a whole n...

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Over the centuries humans have tried different strategies to protect themselves from sharks. But it’s no secret that most shark repellents simply don’t work. But scientists have learned, from a lowly fish no less, that repelling a shark is as ...

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On previous “Creation Moments” we have talked about some of the wonderful designs that help make the giraffe possible. The giraffe has a strong heart to pump blood all the way up to its head and strong arteries to withstand the high blood pres...

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For years scientists have thought that lobsters were loners. Intensive study of the lifestyle of lobsters now shows that lobsters have their own very complex, bustling society. The average lobster spends many of its evening hours checking out newcomers an...

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One could say that the South American Hoatzin is truly a strange bird. It makes a striking sight with its blue skin and red eyes, sporting a four inch crest of spiky feathers on its head. Young Hoatzin have claws on their wings, allowing them to climb tre...

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Wells are usually dug by people in order to get water. Why, then, would a fish dig a well? The well digger fish is a member of the Jawfish family and lives in the warm coastal waters of southern and southeastern Asia. With its large mouth and extra long j...

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The lobster, with its external shell, is classified as a crustacean and is considered by evolutionists to be among the earlier evolved creatures. But recent study of the habits and abilities of lobsters are showing that these creatures are unexpectedly co...

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Live things in Antarctica’s Victoria Land arctic desert must be very special indeed. The 2,000 square mile arctic desert appears to be home to no living things. There is neither soil nor plants. All that seems to exist there is lifeless, windswept, ...

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In many ways, lobster interaction seems almost human. Lobsters’ mating ritual seems, by human standards, to be especially touching. The ritual sequence begins when a female who is ready to mate lingers near the shelter of a male. The male responds b...

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