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The "Feathered dinosaur fossils discovered
in China" story, which came to light in 1996
amidst great media propaganda was totally
unfounded, and it was realised in 1997 that
the Sinosauropteryx fossil in question
possessed no structures resembling
feathers. 40
On the other hand, when we examine bird
feathers closely, we come across a very
complex design that cannot be explained by
any evolutionary process. The famous
ornithologist Alan Feduccia states that
"every feature of them has aerodynamic
functions. They are extremely light, have the
ability to lift up which increases in lower
speeds, and may return to their previous
position very easily". Then he continues, "I
cannot really understand how an organ
perfectly designed for flight may have
emerged for another need at the
beginning". 41
The design of feathers also compelled Charles Darwin to
THE PEACOCK
ponder over them. Moreover, the perfect aesthetics of the peafowl's AND DARWIN
feathers had made him "sick" (his own words). In a letter he wrote to The feathers of
peacocks are a very
Asa Gray on April 3, 1860, he said "I remember well the time when the
explicit example of
thought of the eye made me cold all over, but I have got over this stage of design. They make a
complaint..." And then continued: "... and now trifling particulars of human being think in
what a beautiful and
structure often make me very uncomfortable. The sight of a feather in a
perfect form God created
peacock's tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me sick!" 42 living things. However,
Darwin became "sick"
every time he saw this
beauty.

STRUCTURE OF
FEATHERS
Bird feathers
develop on either
side of hollow shafts that are
directly fastened on to the animal's skeletal
Close-up of reptile scales. As we see
bones. This structure is completely different
clearly, scales are overlapping hard skin
from the scales of reptiles, the so-called
parts. They have no resemblance
ancestors of birds. Scales have nothing to do
whatsoever to feathers.
with skeletal bones.
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