Just Keep Swimming

A recent study showed that fish look down when they swim to self-stabilize. In a moving current, fish might think they’re moving if they focus on something mobile in front of or around them. But by fixing their gaze on the stable riverbed beneath them while swimming forward, fish gain a more accurate sense of where they’re going and how fast they’re moving. God’s care for his creatures is evident in the ways he uniquely created them with the abilities they need to thrive in our fallen world.

This article is from Answers magazine, April–June, 2023, p. 20.