Animal Behavior

What Doesn’t Animal Behavior Tell Us?

It is important to avoid seeing animal abilities and behavior as evidence for an unverifiable evolutionary past. Evolutionary thinking pretends we humans are just animals, not accountable to God or responsible to acknowledge Jesus Christ as Creator and Redeemer.

Animal Intelligence

God created many different kinds of animals that are highly intelligent. Animal cleverness isn’t a legacy of evolution. Even while we appreciate the intelligence God gave animals and marvel at their capabilities, we should remember that humans are different from animals in one important way: we were created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27).

How do bees know which flowers to visit to load up on nectar? Which flowers have already been plundered? A team from the U.K.’s University of Bristol believes the attraction is electrical. God created plants and animals able to reproduce successfully, so we can conclude He created them with these symbiotic relationships, or with the ability to adapt to form them.

Unexpectedly Vegetarian Animals—What Does it Mean?

At the beginning of creation, there was no death and animals were created to be vegetarian. But people often claim that animals like spiders, birds of prey, and cats could not possibly have survived as vegetarians. Is such a claim true?

Articles About Animal Behavior

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Can Learned Behaviors be Inherited?

Aug. 17, 2019
A recent article from Cell discusses the roundworm and its ability to transmit a learned trait from parent to offspring through four generations.
In-Depth Article
Noah’s Ark on a Microscopic Scale

Nov. 28, 2018 from Answers in Depth
References to Noah’s Ark abound in the culture and even have been used to describe recent efforts to store strains of microbes (instead of animals).
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Interspecific Adoption: Can Evolution Explain Altruism in Animals?

Nov. 17, 2018 from Answers in Depth
Evolutionists have serious problems with interspecific animal adoptions, while creationists are in a much better position when it comes to discussing the topic.
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Battle of the Sexes or Designed Lizard Niches?

March 3, 2018 from Answers in Depth
Is this an example of evolution in action or a designed adaptive feature input into the lizard kind’s genome?
Magazine Article
The Miracle of Flight

Nov. 26, 2017 from Answers Magazine
Despite all our advances with human flight, we don’t come close to matching the wonder of birds and their feathered flight.
Is Sexual Selection the Origin of Beauty?

Aug. 24, 2017
Sexual selection is the process by which the traits that affect mate choice shape the genetics of the species.
The Intricacies of Flight in the Natural World

Feb. 23, 2017
Richard Dawkins sought to justify an idea of gradually producing flight, but showed little understanding of the engineering principles involved in aerodynamics.
Magazine Department Article
Birds Are Brainy

Oct. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Birds are smarter than primates, according to a study published in a recent issue of PNAS.
In-Depth Article
Have Evolutionists Found the Root of REM Sleep?

May 19, 2016 from Answers in Depth
Does the discovery that sleeping dragons as well as mammals and birds experience REM sleep support the evolutionary story of their common ancestry with humans?
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Do Fossilized Theropod Scrapes Reveal Dinosaurs Danced for Mates?

Jan. 27, 2016 from Answers in Depth
The only positive evidence supporting the assertion that these dinosaurs were dancing for mates is that some modern birds engage in ritual courtship dances.
Magazine Article
Colugos—Soaring Above Expectations

Oct. 25, 2015 from Answers Magazine
The colugo glides like no other mammal on earth and proves that our ingenious Creator knows how to surprise us.
In-Depth Article
Peacock Tail Feathers Don’t Drag Them Down

Oct. 2, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Evolution explains neither the peacock’s beauty nor its aerodynamic efficiency.
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Mouse Memory Enhanced By Humanized “Language Gene”

Sept. 25, 2014 from Answers in Depth
With mice and men, practice makes perfect, but a mouse with a man’s FOXp2 gene achieves perfection faster.
Magazine Article
Jungle Doctors

June 16, 2013 from Answers Magazine
Many of God’s creatures find their own herbal remedies … without a doctor’s help! They know where to look for medicine all around them.
UK Academic: Wildlife Documentaries Need More Gay Animals

March 9, 2013 from News to Know
Wildlife documentaries are too family friendly, complains UK academic.
Animal Sexual Behavior

Aug. 15, 2012 from News to Know
Biologists take journalists to task for teasing titillation.
Magazine Article
Dying to Live Another Day

July 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
God gave certain creatures an amazing ability to shut down their bodies—in suspended animation—until circumstances get better.
Bird Bro-mance Behavior in Zebra Finches Trumps Mating

Aug. 20, 2011 from News to Know
Bonded bird behavior in same-sex partners: what does it mean?
Super-Sized Teamwork

March 12, 2011 from News to Know
Elephants’ ability to intentionally cooperate has boosted them into an “elite group” of animals, BBC News reports.
Mourning Chimpanzees

Feb. 5, 2011 from News to Know
Last May we covered research that suggested chimpanzees “provide special attention to loved ones before they die and grieve afterward,” which unsurprisingly prompted comparisons to human behavior
Animals’ “Right to Privacy”

May 8, 2010
Do animals have a “right to privacy”? Or are such “animal-hugger” claims the logical consequence of evolutionary views only?
Chimp Stones Zoo Visitors

March 14, 2009 from News to Know
The almost humorous—yet sad—story of a frustrated chimp throwing stones at zoo visitors could come straight out of a children’s story.
Crocodiles and Humans Coexisting in African Village

Nov. 8, 2008 from News to Know
It may not be dinosaurs living side-by-side with humans, but it’s close!
Cattle Align Bodies North to South With Compass Quality

Aug. 30, 2008
Out for a vigorous hike and lose your way? No need to reach for that compass; just be on the lookout for deer or cattle instead.