Interesting Things – The Platypus

Thinking

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4:11 KJV)

Scientific classification

Platypus From Creation Wiki

Platypus From Creation Wiki

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Blumenbach, 1800
Species: O. anatinus

The platypus is roughly half the size of a household cat. It has a thick covering of waterproof hair over all of its body, except for its feet and bill. It is a member of the Monotreme family, which are mammals that lay eggs.

The male platypus’s body is about 20-23 inches long and the female is about 17-18 inches long. The platypus has a thick covering of waterproof hair all over its body except for the feet and bill. The platypus’s sensitive, pliable bill is a blue-gray, blackish color with the two nostril holes near the tip. The location of the nostrils allows the platypus to breath while the rest of the body stays under the water. The platypus does not have external ears. The platypus has four legs which extend horizontally from its body. This arrangement makes it walk on land with a shuffle like a lizard.

During breeding season, males can fight each other and the venom in their spurs becomes more poisonous. The platypus is the only Australian mammal known to be venomous. The female platypus lays one to three round eggs, which have soft and leathery shells, in a nest made of wet leaves and grass. In the wild, reproductive activity takes place from winter to late spring. The baby platypus suckles the milk excreted from a “milk field” on the mother’s belly; there are no nipples.

The modern platypus is found among the freshwater systems of eastern Australia. The platypus is an excellent swimmer and spends much of its time in the water. It feeds on worms and insect larvae, freshwater shrimp and crayfish that it digs out of the river-bed with its snout or catches while swimming. The platypus automatically shuts both its eyes and ears when it dives, and so relies almost entirely on its bill to find food and navigate underwater.

Evolutionists claim that the platypus is evidence of evolution since it is so strange. This is because they start with an assumption that the platypus evolved so of course they see it as evidence for that. In reality the platypus is more evidence for the amazing intelligence of God’s design. Truly only a super-Intelligent Designer could make such an amazing combination of mammalian and reptilian features in a single creature.

Here is an interesting article about the Platypus from Creation Magazine-24(2):40–43, March 2002 by Paula Weston

The platypus – Still more questions than answers for evolutionists

Buddy Davis singing about a Platypus.
It’s Designed To Do What It Does Do-Buddy Davis Song

Here is another interesting video of the Platypus from Australia

References:
Platypus – at Creation Wiki
Platypus – at Wikipedia

Happy 49th Birthday!

Best Day of my LifeToday, March 20th, 2009, is my 49th Birthday! Not my original birth birthday, but my spiritual birthday. On March 20th of 1960, which was a Sunday, I attended Crossroads Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana at the invite of my sister and her husband. I decided to go that day, to break a record of attending church more than once a year, usually on Easter Sunday. That day became one that would totally change my life and its direction.

My sister, Sharry, and Joe, her husband, had recently received the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior and had been witnessing to me. We were not raised in a home that went to church regularly, but only taken occasionally. I really had no idea about being a sinner nor about John 3:16, “For  God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” I knew that at 16, I did things that were not right and that there was something lacking in my life.

So, there I was, listening to the sermon by Rev. Charlie Kittrell. As he gave his message I realized that I was a sinner, (“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” Romans 3:10), there was a penalty for sin and also a gift of salvation (For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23), and that I needed to ask forgiveness for my sins and accept the Lord as my Savior. (“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation,” Romans 10:9-10). When the invitation was given, I went forward and a lady showed me how to accept the Lord, and I did.

For the rest of this:   Happy 49th Birthday!

Peterson Field Guide – Videos

Ring-necked Duck at Lake Morton by Dan

Ring-necked Duck at Lake Morton by Dan

I finally got all the current “Peterson Field Guide” – Videos posted and they are all indexed on the following page. I trust you will watch them and some of the additional links provided here on this site.

The Videos are very good and you can learn much from them. Hopefully, they will be producing more. If so, they will also be added to this blog. Again, Peterson Field Guides has recently begun producing short videos on YouTube. Birdwatching was advanced greatly because of Roger Tory Peterson. I have several of the Peterson Field Guides and use them very frequently.

Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Peterson Field Guide” Videos is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube


Finches

 

Finches are a diverse group united by their short, heavy bills designed for cracking seeds as well as a tendency toward bright colors and cheerful songs.

 

Back to the Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Finches” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube

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Sparrows

Sparrows are a family that deserve a second look. Often maligned as being dull-colored and confusing, with a little study sparrows become a favorite of many birdwatchers.

 

Back to the Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Sparrows” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube


See Also:
Birds of the Bible – Sparrows I
Birds of the Bible – Sparrows II
Eye of the Beholder – House Sparrows
Birds in Hymns – His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

A serious contender for the title of “Most Brilliant Backyard Bird,” the Northern Cardinal is on just about everyone’s list of favorite birds.

 

Back to the Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Northern Cardinal” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube


See Also:

Michael Cardinal


Warblers

Tiny, restless, and often stunningly beautiful, the warblers are a reliable source of joy and occasional frustration for birdwatchers in the New World.

 

Back to the Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Warblers” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube


American Robin

Roger Tory Peterson referred to the American Robin as the one bird that everybody knows, but there’s more to this species than its trademark orange breast.

 

Back to the Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“American Robin” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube


 

Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers are surely one of the most distinctive families of birds, hitching their way up trees, chiseling out their food with specially designed bills and reinforced skulls. Woodpeckers tend to be attractively clad in bold patterns of black, white, and red.

 

Back to the Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Woodpeckers” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube


See Also:
God’s Amazing Pileated Woodpecker

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Flycatchers

Flycatchers as a family aren’t as well known as warblers or finches, yet they comprise the most diverse family of birds in the New World. Take a peek inside the not-so-well-known but still fascinating family.

Back to the Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Flycatchers” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube


Northern Mockingbird

What the Northern Mockingbird lacks in bright colors, it makes up for in vocal prowess.Category: People & BlogsTags: NorthernMockingbird

“Northern Mockingbird” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube


See Also:
Eye of the Beholder – Mockingbird
Interesting Things – Lyre Bird