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INTERESTING CHARACTERISTICS OF SEA HORSES

The appearance of sea horses is very striking, and their general structure has a
very specific design. Their size varies from about 4 to 30 centimeters(1.6 to 11.8
inches) and they usually live along the shore, among seaweed and other plants. A
bony armor protects them from any kind of hazard. This armor is so strong that it is
impossible to crush a dried, dead sea horse using only your hands.
The head of the sea horse is set at a right angle to its body. This feature is found
in no other fish. Sea horses swim with their bodies straight up and they can bend
their heads up and down. But they cannot turn their heads from side to side. This
might cause sight problems in other creatures but sea horses have none thanks to
their special body design. The sea horse's eyes can move independently, rotating
about to watch each side so they can see their surroundings easily even without
being able to move their heads from side to side.
The sea horse's swimming is also affected by a very special system. It rises and
sinks in the water by changing the volume of the gas in its swim bladder. If this
bladder is damaged and loses a little bit of gas, the sea horse sinks to the bottom.
Such a mishap causes the sea horse to die. Here, there is a very important point that
should not be missed. The amount of gas in the bladder has been adjusted in a very
sensitive way. For this reason, the slightest change may cause the death of the crea-
ture. What this sensitive balance shows us is very important. A sea horse can sur-
vive only as long as this adjustment is maintained. In other words, a sea horse can
survive because it has come into being with this system intact. This situation shows
us that it would be impossible for sea horses to acquire their characteristics over
time, that is, the sea horse is not a product of evolution as the evolutionists claim.
Like all other creatures in the universe, Allah created them along with all their char-
acteristics.
Probably the most amazing aspect of the sea horse is that the male, not the fe-
male, gives birth to its offspring. The male has a large pouch and a slit-like opening
at the bottom of its abdomen, where it lacks armor plating. The female lays her eggs
directly into this pouch and the male fertilizes them as they are dropped. The lining
inside the pouch becomes sponge-like and filled with blood vessels, which are es-
sential for nourishing the eggs. One or two months later he gives birth to little
Magnificence Everywhere has unique characteristics in many aspects. The design of the sea horse is just one
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copies of himself.
The sea horse, which is only one of the millions of species living beneath the sea,

example of Allah's boundless power and eternal knowledge:
…(He is ) the Originator of the heavens and earth. When He decides on

68 something, He just says to it, "Be!" and it is. (Surat al-Baqara: 117)