Turtles
These uniquely designed creatures continue to defy evolutionary explanation …
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The hyena—a creature we love to hate
Does the hyena deserve its ‘cowardly and villainous’ reputation?
The mysterious giant squid
Despite scoffers over the years, the ‘legends’ and ‘stories’ about these creatures from seafarers are actually based on fact.
Beavers—aquatic architects
Famous for their dam-building, beavers have their own built-in ‘goggles’ to see clearly underwater.
Talking and mythological animals in the Old Testament
CMI answers a range of questions about animals in the Old Testament.
The lion that wouldn’t eat meat
Really? A vegetarian lioness? Yes indeed, an ‘echo’ of Eden …
Termite mounds: cities in miniature
How are these veritable cities in miniature built?
Do animals possess morality?
Do humans only differ in degree from animals?
Plants and animals around the world
Why are they found where they are?
Parrot fashion
Upon seeing parrots’ spectacularly vivid colouring for the first time, some
people think the colours must have been painted on.
Tortoises of the Galápagos
Among the creatures most readily associated with the iconic evolutionary status of the Galápagos Islands are these lumbering armoured reptiles.
Naming the animals: all in a day’s work for Adam
Adam, the world’s first zoologist, did the world’s first animal classification.