Page 107 - The Miracle of Migration in Animals

HARUN YAHYA

line themselves up at an angle to the hori-
zon. As the angle of the Sun changes, they
maintain the same angle to the horizon. Since
this angle stays constant, the direction they’re
moving in changes by approximately 15 de-
grees an hour. But unlike the temperate
species, tropical butterflies do not change
their migrational direction throughout the day.
An individual butterfly heading east in the morning
will still be flying east when evening falls. At the start of the
journey, it takes its direction from the Sun, but does not subse-
quently alter its course as the Sun’s position changes.
Consequently, the butterfly must know that the Sun changes its posi-
tion, and that if it changes its own course accordingly, it will arrive at
the wrong place. It must also know the right and the wrong destina-
tions for itself, and what direction will take it to the correct one. Each
butterfly possesses all this knowledge, but by itself, this knowledge is
not enough. Each butterfly must evaluate this in relation to its loca-
tion and make a decision. Of course it is not rational to think that all
of this depends on a little butterfly’s ability to judge. The reality is

that God has created all the characteristics they need to carry on with
their lives.
Even the most durable pocket compass loses its sensitivity over
time due to electromagnetic effect. However, the direction finding
ability of these little butterflies, which is such an important aspect of
their lives, is not damaged by external influences and does not let
them down in the midst of their journey. God has created all life
forms perfectly. In a verse of the Qur’an, God reveals the following
about His creation of creatures:

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