The amazing bombardier beetle
God’s engineering marvel that inspired new spray system designs.
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Why reindeer eyes turn blue in winter
From summer gold to winter blue, reindeer eyes are designed to optimize vision during the winter twilight “blue hour”.
Capybara
Humans mostly find rodents repulsive, but lots of creatures love this one.
The albatross—master aviator of the ocean winds
Powered by ocean wind shear, the dynamic soaring of the albatross enables it to fly for thousands of miles just above the sea surface without flapping its wings.
Talking and mythological animals in the Old Testament
CMI answers a range of questions about animals in the Old Testament.
Spiders and ants inspire an unsinkable metal structure
Bug benefiting boat design
Animals eating animals
Animals used to be vegetarian, and they will be again. Should we feed animals a vegetarian diet now?
Creationist modelling of the origins of Canis lupus familiaris—ancestry, timing, and biogeography
When and how did dogs diversify after Noah’s Flood?
Sick, suffering monsters and the eugenicists who created them
How did eugenics give rise to many of the modern dog breeds?
Would the pre-Fall world have been overrun by animals?
If there was no pre-Fall animal death, would they have overrun the world if Adam hadn’t sinned?
The tapir
‘Primitive’? A ‘hodge-podge of leftovers’? Or something else?
How many lives do cats have?
It’s true that cats have an uncanny ability to land on their feet. But that doesn’t make them invulnerable.