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The total number of barbicels in all the feathers of a bird is around 700 billion.
There is a very significant reason for the bird feather being firmly inter-
locked with each other with barbs and hooks. The feathers should hold
tightly on the bird so as not to fall out in any movement whatsoever. With
the mechanism made up of barbs and hooks, the feathers hold so tightly on
the bird that neither strong wind, nor rain, nor snow cause them to fall out.
Furthermore, the down-feathers are not the same as the feathers in its
wings and tail. The tail is made up of relatively big feathers to function as
rudder and brakes; wing feathers are created so as to expand the area sur-
face during the bird's wing beating and thus increase the lifting force.

Basilisk: The Expert of Walking on Water
Few animals are able to walk on the surface of water. One such rarity is
basilisk, which lives in Central America and is seen below. On the sides of
the toes of basilisk's hind feet are flaps that enable them to splash water.
These are rolled up when the animal walks on land. If the animal faces dan-
ger, it starts to run very fast on the surface of a river or a lake. Then the flaps
on its hind feet are opened and thus more surface area is provided for it to
run on water. 200
This unique structure of basilisk is one of the evident signs of Allah’s
perfect Creation.

The bas i lisk
liz ard is one
of those rare
an i mals that
can move
es tab lish ing
a bal ance
be tween wa -
ter and air.