A Combination of Traits

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Flight is an incredibly complex process that involves a combination of unique traits in birds all working together. Now, this week we’ve seen that birds need special lungs, hollow bones, feathers, and a unique muscle arrangement. But there’s more!

A bird could have all those things and still not fly . . . without a tail. And that tail must have a muscle attached to move and control it, or the bird won’t fly properly.

All of these features work together with a nervous system that tells each part what to do. You can’t have parts of a bird evolving at different times. Everything must be fully formed and working from the start. It’s obvious—God created birds.

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