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The beaver is full of special design
characteristics for the construction
work it performs.
The most important tools of the
animal are its teeth. It constructs
dams with branches that it has nibbled
and cut down. Naturally, its teeth frequently wear away, erode
and break. Had it not been especially equipped with a special
system for this work, it would shortly lose its teeth and die from
starvation.
3 However, as we have mentioned, the problem of the animal has
been settled from the very start. Its four front teeth, which it uses
for nibbling trees, continue to grow throughout its life.
How have the teeth gained such a feature? Did the
beaver decide to grow them after seeing its teeth
break? Did the teeth of the beaver that constructed the
first dam suddenly begin to grow? Apparently, the
animal has been created possessing such a feature. That
this is a special creation can be sensed from the fact
that the size of the back teeth stays constant. If all the
teeth of the animal had kept growing, the back teeth
that are not worn away would grow excessively, force
4 the jaw of the animal and make its mouth unusable.
However, only the four teeth at the front grow,
i.e., the ones it uses for nibbling trees.
In addition to its teeth, many other organs of
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the beaver are especially created in compliance
with the work it does. It has transparent
curtains that prevent the eye from being
damaged while working under water,
special valves to prevent water from
entering its nose and ears, broad back
feet enabling it to move like a fish
under water, and a flat, wide and
hard tail. These are some
distinctive features the animal
possesses from its creation.