The Hummingbird: Creation’s Superhero
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The Hummingbird: Creation’s Superhero

Published: April 29, 2019 - Duration: 09:58

In researching the more than 300 species of hummingbird, you will come across many claims such as: “Hummingbirds evolved to display unique adaptations and anatomy allowing them to survive.” Evolution cannot explain the appearance of the first bird, nor how a slow process of gradual adaptation brought about all the complex structural components needed to hover and extract vast amounts of energy from flowers, all with wonderful and awe-inspiring precision and beauty.

by Scott Gillis • Creation Magazine, January 2017

Show Notes

Original article, The Hummingbird: Creation’s Superhero

Hummingbird video

Article: God’s Tiny Miracle

Book: “Bird Evolution”, Refuting Evolution

Article: The ‘bird of prey’ that’s not

Video: Origin of Flight — evolved four times?

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