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HARUN YAHYA

thousands of kilometers from where it was caught and deprived of all
directional clues along the way, still managed to return to its former
abode.
An interesting experiment was conducted on this subject.
Lobsters caught off shore were placed in covered opaque containers
and trucked to the testing site. In half of the trips, magnets were in-
troduced to the container of lobsters, some suspended freely on
strings to cause constant magnetic fluctuation. In the other half of the
trips, lobsters were transported without magnets. The movement of
the truck shook the containers, and before departure for the test site
some 37 kilometers (23 miles) away, the truck was driven in random
directions and round and round in circles to cancel out any clues re-
garding direction. Then all the lobsters were unloaded and put in a
tank in the natural local magnetic field.
The next morning, the lobsters’ eyes were covered and their di-
rectional ability was tested. No navigational difference was found be-
tween the lobsters transported with magnets and those without.
Without hesitation, both groups made for the place where they had
been caught. 37
How did the lobsters apply a method not yet understood, even
though they were in a different place? It is not possible that one day, a

lobster decided to navigate using its own intelligence. Nor is it feasi-
ble that lobsters developed this successful migratory behavior in
stages. They cannot have developed this migratory ability on their
own. To take all these factors into account and arrive at the preferred
destination without getting lost is remarkable, beyond the lobster’s
intelligence. God, Who creates all things and Who best knows His
creations, knows all that lobsters will encounter throughout their
lives. The supreme Power that equips them with every skill they re-

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