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THE MIRACLE OF MIGRATION IN ANIMALS

How does it navigate to reach its destination promptly?
How does it know to reduce fuel consumption by flying in a V
formation with other birds?
The clever planning and techniques of these creatures devoid of
conscious intelligence, with no decision-making or judgmental abil-
ity, and with bodies perfectly suited to this purpose, can only be ex-
plained by one truth. These creatures act under the inspiration given
them from the first moment of their creation. They continue their
lives under the order and control of our Lord, the Creator of all
things.
In his documentary entitled Incredible Creatures That Defy
Evolution Dr. Jobe Martin uses the plover as an example to invalidate
evolutionary theory:
How does evolution explain how a migratory animal gets from where
he is in the summer to where he is in the winter? Usually the explana-
tion is: “You have this certain kind of bird and he grows in Texas. And
then one winter Texas has a cold winter, so he decides ‘You know some-
thing? I’m heading for Mexico.’ So he flies a few hundred miles south,
‘Oh, it’s really nice down here.’ Then he comes back to Texas in the

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