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THE MIRACLE OF MIGRATION IN ANIMALS
far from the shore on a sunny day, they swim straight for the shore,
whereas on a cloudy day they swim around aimlessly. But how mi-
grating tuna navigate at night and on overcast days is still a remark-
able mystery. These fish are far more skilled than humans at finding
their way to where they have to go. It is a sign leading to faith that a
fish can follow a direct route to its underwater goal as though it had a
bird’s eye view. God has created all the systems these animals will
need throughout their lives and inspired in them all forms of behavior
and orientation skills, by which they can find their way through vast
oceans.
Fish also find their way by detecting the world’s magnetic field
and certain electrical fields like birds do. Experiments have shown
that sharks can perceive changes in the world’s magnetic field. It has
also been discovered that in their heads and snouts they have numer-
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