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WONDERFUL CREATURES
the water they store in their pouches, desert frogs can survive in
the desert.
Have you noticed the common characteristics of desert creatures,
of which we have given a few examples here? Their body structu-
res are remarkably ideal for living in the desert and they have cha-
racteristics quite distinct from other creatures. Also, these animals
apparently know very well how they should act for protection
from the desert heat and to cope with thirst. How could a frog or
a lizard have such knowledge? How could they possess the exact
body structure that they require?
Certainly animals could not know these things by themselves. They
could neither create water tanks in their bodies nor generate big
ears to protect themselves from the heat. In order to survive in
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