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How salmon complete such a journey, how they reach the sea after they
hatch, and how they find their way are just some of the questions that re-
main to be answered. Although many suggestions are made, no definite so-
lution has yet been reached. What is the power that makes salmon
undertake a return of thousands of kilometres back to a place unknown to
them? It is obvious that there is a superior Will ruling over and controlling
all these living beings. It is Allah, the Sustainer of all the worlds.

Koalas
The oil found in eucalyptus
leaves is poisonous to many mam-
mals. This poison is a chemical de-
fence mechanism used by eucalyptus
trees against their enemies. Yet there
is a very special living being that gets
the better of this mechanism and
feeds on poisonous eucalyptus
leaves: a marsupial called the koala.
Koalas make their homes in eucalyp-
tus trees while they also feed on them
and obtain their water from them.
Like other mammals, koalas also
cannot digest the cellulose present in
the trees. For this, it is dependent on
cellulose-digesting micro-organisms.
These micro-organisms are heavily populated in the convergence point of
small and large intestines, the caecum which is the rear extension of the in-
testinal system. The caecum is the most interesting part of the digestion sys-
tem of the koala. This segment functions as a fermentation chamber where
microbes are made to digest cellulose while the passage of the leaves is de-
layed. Thus, the koala can neutralise the poisonous effect of the oils in the
eucalyptus leaves. 198

Hunting Ability in Constant Position
The South African sundew plant entraps insects with its viscous hairs.
The leaves of this plant are full of long, red hairs. The tips of these hairs are