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Mammals Articles

• The Wild History of Horses

  

  Oct. 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  God designed the horse kind to help humans in all kinds of ways—and not just in the Wild West.

• What’s It Like to Own a Horse?

  

  Sept. 23, 2024

  Let’s find out from Caleb Harrier, a horse trainer and hoofstock zookeeper at the Ark Encounter’s Ararat Ridge Zoo.

• Powerful Prospectors

  

  Sept. 15, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  God wisely created his creatures with the ability to scratch out a living even in harsh environments.

• Who’s a Good Boy?

  

  July 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  When God created the canine kind, he called them good. Today, these good boys have many important jobs.

• Guinea Pigs—Chatty Cavies

  

  June 23, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Not all squeaks are created equal. Guinea pigs use different sounds to communicate different things.

• Amazon River Dolphins—Unique in Pink

  

  May 24, 2024

  How many animals can you think of that are pink? Flamingos. Pigs. Any others? Well, you’ll be tickled pink to learn that you can add another animal to that list—the Amazon river dolphin.

• Have Scientists Cracked the Code of This Cute Canine Behavior?

  

  April 1, 2024

  A new study offers a possible reason for the canine head cock.

• Evolutionists Outfoxed by a Dog

  

  Jan. 31, 2024

  Speciation confirms the Bible: in their many shapes and sizes, dogs remain dogs.

• A Different Type of Tough

  

  Jan. 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Giraffes are famous for their towering height. But there’s more to these creatures than a long neck and lanky legs. Did you know that these loveable animals are also super tough?

• Groundhogs

  

  Jan. 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  How much wood could a groundhog chuck if a groundhog could chuck wood?

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• What’s Up with Whiskers?

  

  Nov. 27, 2023

  Though animals use their eyes, nose, and ears to experience the world (just like you), God made whiskers to be an animal’s antennae, helping the animal sense its surroundings even better.

• What’s in a Purr?

  

  Aug. 7, 2023

  God designed all his creatures to communicate in unique ways, including the calming purrs of your feline friend!

• A Stinky Tale

  

  July 1, 2023 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Even though the skunk’s spray stinks, it’s still a great example of the Creator’s design.

• Rhinos: Horning in on evolutionary assumptions

  

  April 1, 2023

  Researchers discovered that the average length of rhino horns have shortened, relative to their body length, most likely because of intense hunting.

• Red Fox

  

  Jan. 11, 2023

  Red foxes are one of the most widespread mammalian species on earth, with over 40 recognized subspecies ranging over various habitats.

• Aoudad Sheep

  

  Jan. 3, 2023

  What’s not a goat or a sheep, but belongs to the goat-sheep created kind? The aoudad (pronounced OW-dad) sheep!

• Sea Otters Snack

  

  Jan. 1, 2023 from Kids Answers Magazine

  The same God who provides for his creatures provides for us—and that includes giving us delicious foods to enjoy.

• Wolf Packs

  

  Jan. 1, 2023 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Just as God designed wolf packs to have a special bond, you were created to have relationships!

• Horsing Around

  

  Nov. 8, 2022

  Almost anywhere in the world people live, there are members of this kind.

• Bandying about with Marsupials

  

  Sept. 20, 2022

  This week, we move from southeast Asia into Australia and Papua New Guinea. Being that it is Australia, we are looking for marsupials.

• Meet Our Alpacas

  

  Jan. 12, 2022

  Al-pac-a your bags and head on over to our zoos to meet some of the world’s fluffiest animals – alpacas!

• Red Kangaroo

  

  Oct. 27, 2021

  Perhaps no animal is more quintessentially Australian than the world’s largest marsupial, the red kangaroo!

• Dingo

  

  Oct. 6, 2021

  Dingoes are Australia’s largest mammalian carnivores.

• Koala

  

  Oct. 6, 2021

  Cute and cuddly koalas are not bears—they’re marsupials, animals that carry their babies (joeys) in pouches.

• Platypus

  

  Oct. 6, 2021

  What animal has a duck bill, webbed feet, a beaver tail, venomous spurs, and glow-in-the-dark fur?

• Dromedary Camel

  

  Sept. 16, 2021

  Every day is “Hump Day” when you’re a camel! The Ararat Ridge Zoo is home to a caravan of dromedary camels.

• African Crested Porcupine

  

  Sept. 8, 2021

  African crested porcupines are usually peaceful creatures.

• Prickly Porcupines

  

  July 1, 2021 from Kids Answers Magazine

  The cute, but not-so-cuddly, North American porcupine is one of the largest rodents on earth.

• Play It By Foot

  

  Oct. 1, 2020 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Their giant ears give elephants excellent hearing, but for really long-distance communication, elephants put their foot to the ground.

• Call a Camel!

  

  July 1, 2020 from Kids Answers Magazine

  God designed camels to take the heat without much trouble.

• Camel Cousins

  

  July 1, 2020 from Kids Answers Magazine

  When God designed the camel kind, he gave them the genetic information to have great variation.

• Listen to the Birds

  

  July 1, 2020

  God is a relational God, and he has built relationships into his creation. That includes squirrels.

• Elephants: Smells Like More

  

  May 1, 2020

  Elephants are capable of sensory feats we never would have put together, like a proboscis that measures out grub from a distance.

• Lowland Streaked Tenrec:
  Practical Prickles

  

  Jan. 13, 2020

  This critter’s outrageous hairdo is more than a fashion statement. With a prickly exterior & a matching disposition, the secret is in the spines.

• Elephant Seals—How Long Can You Hold Your Breath?

  

  Sept. 1, 2019

  Elephant seals can stay submerged for up to two hours and dive up to 5,000 feet. Their secret?

• Pangolin

  

  Feb. 19, 2019

  One of the most incredibly designed creatures in the world is the pangolin of Asia and Africa. Because they are rarely seen in zoos, many people don’t know what they are.

• Arabian Camel

  

  Feb. 18, 2019

  Arabian camels are normally active during the day but tend to rest during the really hot hours of the afternoon.

• Polar Bear Puzzle

  

  Nov. 1, 2018

  Forecasts that the melting of polar ice would bring the extinction of polar bears have taken an unexpected turn.

• Bats

  

  May 15, 2018 from God Thought of It First Cards

  Animals have been using echolocation since God created them to do so.

• St. Bernards

  

  April 18, 2018

  St. Bernards are one of the largest dog breeds in the world! They weigh between 140 to 260 pounds and are 28–35 inches high.

• Sheep

  

  April 17, 2018

  Sheep were some of the first animals to be tamed and used for man’s benefit. The Bible says that Abel, Adam’s second son, was “a keeper of sheep.”

• The Not-So-Nutty Habits of Squirrels

  

  March 26, 2018

  A close look past squirrels’ annoying habits reveals a creature designed by the Creator with some not-so-nutty—actually brilliant—behaviors.

• Syndoceras

  

  May 26, 2017 from Buddy Davis’ Cool Critters of the Ice Age

  Fossils of this small deer were found in Nebraska.

• Titanotylopus

  

  May 26, 2017 from Buddy Davis’ Cool Critters of the Ice Age

  Titanotylopus was taller than most elephants.

• What Happened to the Ice Age Critters?

  

  May 26, 2017 from Buddy Davis’ Cool Critters of the Ice Age

  Are most of them extinct?

• Andrewsarchus

  

  May 25, 2017 from Buddy Davis’ Cool Critters of the Ice Age

  Not much is known about this Ice Age critter.

• Baluchitherium

  

  May 25, 2017 from Buddy Davis’ Cool Critters of the Ice Age

  The Baluchitherium is considered the largest land mammal that ever lived.

• Brontotherium

  

  May 25, 2017 from Buddy Davis’ Cool Critters of the Ice Age

  Fossils of Brontotherium have been found in South Dakota and Nebraska.

• Saber-Tooth Cat

  

  May 25, 2017 from Buddy Davis’ Cool Critters of the Ice Age

  The best known of the saber-tooth cats was Smilodon.

• Woolly Rhinoceros

  

  May 25, 2017 from Buddy Davis’ Cool Critters of the Ice Age

  Woolly Rhinoceros fossils were found in Europe.