Aquatic Animals

Deep Sea Creatures Produce Light

Light is essential for most animals’ survival—finding food, avoiding danger, and locating a mate. Deep-sea animals possess lights for all these purposes; and in fact, some creatures are equipped with several different lighting systems. These lights are beautiful reminders that God has conquered the darkness through Christ.

Coral Reef Growth Rates Faster Than Believed?

The Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people several years ago also destroyed many of the coral reefs of Indonesia. These reefs are bouncing back with surprising speed, showing how quickly life can recover from a catastrophe.

Was a Plesiosaur Carcass Found?

If we did find a plesiosaur today, would that really be enough to convince an evolutionist? As much as some would like to believe that a modern-day plesiosaur has been found, there really is no good evidence at this time. This argument is one more that we believe Christians should not use.

The Portuguese Man-of-war

Each man-of-war is a collection of four types of animals. These animals are called zooids and they make up a colony. Each zooid has a different role in the life of the colony. But how did these distinct, yet connected animals ever learn to function together?

Articles About Aquatic Animals

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Dolphins by Design?

July 21, 2012 from News to Know
Dolphins-by-design or big-thinkers-that-bumbled-into-existence?
Cold Edits

Jan. 14, 2012 from News to Know
Why the octopus doesn’t have to come in from the cold
Magazine Article
Four for One, One for All

Jan. 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
The terror of the high seas, the Portuguese man-of-war is not a single animal but a colony working together.
The Sponge’s Squeeze

May 28, 2011 from News to Know
The secret of the sponge’s squeeze . . . revealed at last.
No Oxygen for Jellyfish-Like Creatures

April 10, 2010 from News to Know
Oxygen is critical to survival. But for tiny jellyfish-like creatures living on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, oxygen is nothing special.
Magazine Department Article
No Small Thing

April 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine
Did you know that the creature with “the most complex vision systems known to science” is a shrimp?
Magazine Department Article
Sea Monsters

Jan. 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine
Real-life monsters once terrorized the seas. We shouldn't lose sight of their amazing design.
From the Ocean to Your Living Room

Oct. 31, 2009 from News to Know
Genesis 1 makes no mention of DVD players, of course, and we’re certainly not saying God had such technology in mind when He designed sea life.
Magazine Department Article
Reef Belief is Challenged

Oct. 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine
Coral reefs in Indonesia are bouncing back from the tsunami, showing how quickly life recovers from a catastrophe.
Magazine Article
Dugongs: “Sirens” of the Sea

March 1, 2004, pp. 28–31
Sightings of dugongs by early seafarers possibly gave rise to the mythology of mermaids and sirens.
Magazine Article
Giants of the Deep

Dec. 1, 2003, pp. 56–57
A rare and dangerous colossal squid, its tentacles bristling with suckers and curved hooks for snagging prey, has been captured in the Ross Sea in Antarctica.
Magazine Article
Jellyfish

Sept. 1, 2003, pp. 28–31
Jellyfish, a clever hunter for a creature with no brain
Magazine Article
Coral: Animal, Vegetable and Mineral

Dec. 1, 2002, pp. 28–32
The world’s coral reefs provide some of the most spectacular natural colour on the planet.
Magazine Article
Creation’s Crustaceans

June 1, 2001, pp. 10–11
Lobsters, crabs, crayfish, prawns … seafood lovers everywhere relish the mention of such culinary delights. But there’s much more to know about these shellfish than how tastily they can be served.
Magazine Article
Fascinating Cuttlefish

March 1, 1997, pp. 26–28
With green blood, three hearts, and able to change colour in a flash, it sounds like a ‘weird aliens’ movie creature. Actually, the cuttlefish is a seafood delicacy.
Magazine Article
The World of Whales

Dec. 1, 1996, pp. 26–29
Teremedia's 'World of Whales' exhibition was at the Auckland Museum, New Zealand, June to September 1996, including two creatures which are claimed to be ancestors of the whales.
Magazine Article
Who Invented Jet Propulsion?

Sept. 1, 1995, pp. 26–27
A class of molluscs known as cephalopods, which includes the squid, are amazingly fast-moving creatures.
Magazine Article
‘Ghostly’ Shrimp Update

Sept. 1, 1994, pp. 50–51
Fossils of the tadpole shrimp Triops are found in rocks which evolutionists date at 200 million years old — yet it is alive and unchanged today.
Magazine Article
Coral on a Shoe

June 1, 1994, pp. 15–16
Charles Darwin observed coral atolls in the south seas which were more than 1,000 metres (3,000 feet) thick. He believed that this proved that millions of years must have elapsed.
Magazine Article
The Amazing Seahorse

June 1, 1994, pp. 38–40
The Creator offers few sights more incredible, and yet more delicately beautiful, than a living sea horse. It swims erect and slowly, with its tail twisting forward to perhaps grip a seaweed frond.
Magazine Article
Those Clever Little Hermit Crabs

Dec. 1, 1993, pp. 51–52
One type of crab has no shell of its own, but uses the discarded shells of other sea creatures. It is known as the hermit crab.
Magazine Article
Sea Lilies and Starfish . . . Splendours of the Sea

June 1, 1993, pp. 26–28
Starfish and sea lilies are wonderfully unique creatures, but over the years they have caused many problems for evolutionists.
Magazine Article
How Long Does a Coral Reef Take to Grow?

Dec. 1, 1991, pp. 14–15
How Long Does a Coral Reef Take to Grow?
Magazine Article
Whale of a Tale About a Snail

Dec. 1, 1990, pp. 29–30
At least two species of freshwater snail are able to grow big enough so that they can’t fit in their enemy’s mouth.