Page 121 - The Origin of Birds and Flight

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The avian wing possesses its own unique
form, ideally suited to flight. The hawk, has per-
fect flight control. Flying at a speed of 300 kilo-
meters an hour (186.4 miles per hour) as it swoops
down on its prey, it never loses its balance or miss-
es its target. The African eagle can suddenly ac-
celerate to 185 kilometers an hour (114.95 miles
per hour) to attack its prey, and can then hover
in the air at a distance of 6 meters (19.685 feet)
by opening out its wings. These birds are quite
adept not only in terms of their flight and speed,
but also of their sharp eyesight. A predatory bird
can circle its prey from kilometers high and fol-
low it with its sharp eyes. In descending to at-
tack, it automatically adjusts its eyes without los-
ing its focal point or blinking.
In order for such coordination and timing to be
possible, the eye and wing—and therefore the brain,
nervous system and muscles— all need to work to-
gether with complete harmony. All these extraordinary
structure cannot be the work of unconscious natural for-
ces. Birds fly with the superior characteristics bestowed
on them by our Lord, the Creator of all.
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