There are two main types of whales – baleen and toothed. Baleen whales feed by filtering enormous amounts of water through their baleen, or plates of bristle-like keratin rather than teeth. Evolutionary scientists have been curious for years as to how the whales can eat without choking or drowning due to the large amounts of water that enter their mouths.
These whales lunge-feed, so the force of water entering their mouths via baleen is very powerful. While dissecting fin whales (attained from an Icelandic whaling station), researchers found a fascinating feature that allows these whales to eat without choking – an oral plug, like a trapdoor, far back in their mouths that blocks the route into the respiratory and digestive systems.
This plug is controlled by muscles that work together to allow for breathing and swallowing at the correct times. These whales are also to move and close off the larynx. These two features are complex in the design of these whales using both passive and active muscles for sealing off certain parts and allowing other parts to open for the right timing of pushing food or air along.
Why are secularists so surprised that these whales would have these special features? They see these features as adaptations that allowed evolution of marine animals from past land animals. They also believe these adaptations are changes that have caused the evolution of whales into lunge-feeders and therefore caused the larger size of these marine giants.
We aren’t surprised that our Creator would create these amazing whales with special features for breathing and swallowing, while eating and swimming, from the beginning.
On day five of creation, God created ocean life, including whales. In their DNA, He gave them any codes needed to best function as whales, never changing from or into another animal.
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Truly, the heavens declare the glory of God.
Unfortunately, this supplies another paradox for evolutionists to agonize over.
When did this feature arise? Did it evolve gradually in whales. If it was there previously, how convenient is it that the glottis would grow in proportion to the volume and size of the animal? So many organs in our own human bodies have been declared ‘vestigial’.
I can hear hair tearing from younger scalps. The older evos already tore out all of theirs! 🙂
Great article, David. Would make a whale of a video!
Thanks for another good nature article. It is not rational to believe whales “evolved.”
(And isn’t the term “evolutionary scientist” an oxymoron?)
Science = human knowledge about the physical universe, based on observations made through our 5 senses. Such knowledge is gathered in the field, and in the lab, in real time. Evolution = human speculations about how the universe, matter and life came into being in the non-observable past. Evolution assumes that unseen natural processes made the universe, matter and life. Where evolutionary notions are testable, they prove impossible and arguably irrational when compared to observed, natural laws. For example, matter cannot be created or destroyed. Only life can produce life. Evolution denies the God of the Bible, but offers plausible, natural, creation account.
Love these articles! Keep them coming! The interconnectedness of so many systems and the complexity and detail that all have to work together to function is a huge blow to evolutionary thinking.
Thank you for proving once again that God’s creation is perfectly made!
Diana
Thank you for proving once again that God’s creation is perfectly made!
I thank God for your work helping to bring the Bible to life today.
Yet another example of an organism that would have required a specific system from the beginning of its existence in order to survive. Without such a specialized system in place from Day 1, it could not possibly have lived long enough to adapt or evolve such a specific life-support system over millions of years, so it’s obviously logical that the Fin Whale was created with all the working parts needed to live, survive and multiply, as conceived by our creator God. Do the evolutionists not understand the lesson taught with the question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Since it requires a chicken to lay the egg, and then sit on it to keep it warm until hatched, then creationist logic tells us that God made the first chickens, male and female…. as were all creatures made to reproduce according to their kind. Truly all creation declares the glory of God!