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Amazing Creations 10

Richard Gunther

The common iguana of South and Central America could not survive
without worms and bacteria.

Not that it eats these things.
They live inside it and help it digest its food!

First of all the food is processed by nematode worms which live
in the iguana's gut.
These worms are good at breaking down plant material.
After that, the protozoa and bacteria which also live in the iguana's
gut process the nematode's work and break the plant cells, which
releases nutrients for the iguana to digest.

But how to the nematode worms and bacteria get into the baby
iguanas?
They are introduced by the mother, who leaves her droppings around
her young for them to eat in their first meal.

How does the mother iguana know her babies need to have their gut
prepared for food processing?

Obviously, she doesn't. Her actions are guided by built-in wisdom,
given to her by God who made her.