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herd closes ranks and the musk oxen guard the perimeter of
the group, facing outward, and move the young to the cen-
ter. Likewise, dolphins travel in schools and protect one an-
other from danger. When a dolphin gives birth, other
dolphins accompany the mother dolphin to help her.
African wild dogs live in packs. Both males and females take
care of the young. After killing the prey, adults form a circle
around the young and let them feed first. Similar "unselfish"
behaviors of other animals, such as bees and ants in
colonies, invalidate Darwin’s thesis that the strong survive,
whereas the weak will disappear.

85. Many living things in nature successfully
perform quite complex tasks, which no one

would ever expect from them. How do the
evolutionists explain this evidence

of special design?
They remain silent in the face of such sophisticated
mechanisms. One evident sign of a special design that inval-
idates their theory is the so-called bombardier beetle, which
defends itself by squirting a special boiling chemical sub-
stance through a hole in its hind section toward its enemy.
But how does this chemical weapon work?
The findings of scientists studying this animal are excep-
tionally amazing. The bombardier beetle prepares a concen-
trated mixture of two chemical substances (hydrogen
peroxide and hydroquinone) in its secretory lobes. The mix-
ture combines in the storage chamber, which is connected to a
second chamber: the explosion chamber. These two chambers

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