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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Magazine Department ArticleBig BlueAug. 31, 2014 from Answers Magazine
Alone in the ocean depths swims the largest creature that has ever lived on land or sea.
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July 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine
As researchers examined the “simple” comb jellies, they were baffled by their complexity.
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In-Depth ArticleJaw-Dropping Discovery in the Burgess ShaleJune 21, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Did this little fish lose a gill to build a jaw for its evolutionary descendants?
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Fossil Evidence of Whale Evolution?March 25, 2014
The creature Pakicetus was initially regarded as a primitive whale, while further analysis confirms it was a land-dwelling mammal.
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Nov. 4, 2012 from Answers Magazine
For sea urchins, a broken tooth reveals an incredible design.
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Dolphins by Design?July 21, 2012 from News to Know
Dolphins-by-design or big-thinkers-that-bumbled-into-existence?
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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.
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The Sponge’s SqueezeMay 28, 2011 from News to Know
The secret of the sponge’s squeeze . . . revealed at last.
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No Oxygen for Jellyfish-Like CreaturesApril 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.
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April 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine
Did you know that the creature with “the most complex vision systems known to science” is a shrimp?
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Jan. 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine
Real-life monsters once terrorized the seas. We shouldn't lose sight of their amazing design.
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From the Ocean to Your Living RoomOct. 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.
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Magazine Department ArticleReef Belief is ChallengedOct. 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine
Coral reefs in Indonesia are bouncing back from the tsunami, showing how quickly life recovers from a catastrophe.
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Magazine ArticleDugongs: “Sirens” of the SeaMarch 1, 2004, pp. 28–31
Sightings of dugongs by early seafarers possibly gave rise to the mythology of mermaids and sirens.
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Magazine ArticleGiants of the DeepDec. 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.
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Magazine ArticleJellyfishSept. 1, 2003, pp. 28–31
Jellyfish, a clever hunter for a creature with no brain
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Magazine ArticleCoral: Animal, Vegetable and MineralDec. 1, 2002, pp. 28–32
The world’s coral reefs provide some of the most spectacular natural colour on the planet.
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Magazine ArticleCreation’s CrustaceansJune 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.
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Magazine ArticleFascinating CuttlefishMarch 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.
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Magazine ArticleThe World of WhalesDec. 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.
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Magazine ArticleWho 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.
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Magazine Article‘Ghostly’ Shrimp UpdateSept. 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.
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Magazine ArticleCoral on a ShoeJune 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.
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