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Yes, it has been called a nightmare of the evolutionists, and no wonder. Many who believe in evolution are probably still scratching their head and wondering how this animal could have evolved.
Those who believe in a Creator have no problem, as they may see the sense of humor God has. And they also see His endless power and wisdom when creating such an animal.
I am talking about Platypus, a very unique mammal that lives in Australia.
It looks like a mixture of a duck, beaver and an otter. The mail has also sharp, poisonous stingers that they can use to defend themselves against enemies.
The female is very unique too, as it lays eggs. It is one of two mammals known that can lay eggs. And their baby, as it hatches, is very small, like a lima bean. They are helpless and need to be taken good care of by their mother.
Their mother nurses her baby, or maybe two babies during 3 - 4 months until they can swim of their own.
Yes this animal swims and can be under water while it is searching for food. Its ears and eyes and nostrils prevent water to come in and it uses the bill to scoop up worms and insects from the bottom.
This mammal is rather small, about 2 lbs or 1,4 kilos.
For us who believe that a Creator has designed it, admire His unlimited wisdom as this is only one of many, many animals we can enjoy studying the worldwide miracles in the creation.
I did a search and found a lot of information about this wonderful animal. So why not do the same - make a search with the word "platypus" and enjoy reading about it and seeing what it looks like!
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More info about this strange animal - here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platipus
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Certainly very interesting creature. Merry Christmas, dear Buenavida!
Thanks Buzz for reading and commenting.. Have a nice time you too!!:)
True, one of the strangest animals we have seen.
Yes, I put a link to Wikipedia so that everyone can see pictures of it. Thanks for reading! :)
nice information about this animal, surely those who loved animals will find your article interesting.
Hi, JOELDGREAT.. it was interesting to read about it - it is like a mixture of many animals. Thanks for reading..!!:)
Very very nice. Thank you for informations, did not know that. Thank you for share
Thanks for reading! I think this is an amazing animal - it was not so long ago I read about it!
Evolution can result in the wierdest of creatures just through random mutation then culling the least fit. There's no reason why it couldn't have come up with the platypus. There are a myriad of ecological niches on this planet and evolution is constantly experimenting with ways to take advantage of them.
Why not join us in myLot and discuss these things..?? We can't put any links here..
Thanks for sharing this...good read!
Thanks for visiting and reading, averygirl72
Different, but certainly shows God's ability to create variety. Bravo!
Yes, and I think it shows His sense of humor too! :)
*Correction:
I did lots of research as recomended, I found however that the recent mapping of the platypus genome shows that the platypus has genes thought to be unique to *REPTILES, I also found the platypus has anatomical structures in common with both reptiles and mammals. It seems the platypus is unequivocally part of an evolutionary chain that links reptiles and mammals just as biologists predicted. A bit of a creationists nightmare one might say.
Let´s see if anyone can create an ant from nothing.. or even a bacteria. I can´t..
Evolution doesn't say that life comes from nothing. Evolution only describes the process of gradual change across successive generations and it has been confirmed, even on a macro scale, through fossils, DNA evidence, anatomical atavisms, etc.
Anonymous, it would be interesting to learn more about how you have come to these conclusions. But it is not easy to discuss here, so I would appreciate if we could talk about this subject in a more discussion friendly environmen. You will find a link in the end of the article. Maybe you are already in this discussion site..??:)