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WONDERFUL CREATURES

borate precautions against them. It is quite surprising that a termi-
te or a bird, despite the fact that it lacks advanced intellectual func-

tions, can know the features of another creature.

To grasp this matter better, think about yourself. Can you tell at
first sight the characteristics of an animal that you do not know

and have not seen before? Can you know what it feeds on, how it
hunts and what it fears? Of course you cannot. You need a book

to read and to get information about that creature or someone to
tell you about its attributes. But how can animals have information

about other creatures? Might they have found out who
their enemies are and then conducted a study of their

behavior and hunting methods, upon the basis of which
they have developed suitable precautions? Certainly not. No ani-

mal has the intellectual capabilities and talent to do research.
Besides, it would also be unreasonable and nonsensical to think

that animals gathered information about their enemies by chance,
because failing in the first attempt would mean death.

Undoubtedly it is Allah Who determines the security measures
that animals use and makes them act as necessary. The fact that

not only the animals we see around us, but all living creatures in
the world behave in the same intelligent way points to the infinite

wisdom and power of our Lord.

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