Bats: Evolution or Creation?
by Owen Borville
May 9, 2019
Biology
Bats have unique features that evolutionists and mainstream scientists have difficulty explaining in relation to their origin. Classified to the order Chiroptera, bats are unique in that they are mammals that have wings and are the only mammals that can can fly for significant periods of time (the flying squirrel, which is also a problem for evolutionists, can only glide for short distances).
A bat's wings are composed of a flexible skin membrane between the finger bones that allow the wings to be opened, stretched, and closed while aiding in flight. Bats can fly at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Bats can range from 29 millimeters in length and 15 centimeters in wingspan to 1.7 meters in wingspan. Bats can also live up to 20 to 40 years of age, although most live less than 20 years. The mass of a bat can range from just 2 grams to 1.6 kilograms.
Bats can be found on every continent on Earth and eat fruit or insects while some bats feed on blood. However, the most unique feature of the bat family is their ability of flight, despite being mammals. Their flight ability is characteristic of birds, and bats are important for pollinating flowers and dispersing seeds for fruits such as nuts, figs, and avocados, in addition to nuts, figs, and cacao, the main ingredient in chocolate.
In addition to their ability of sustained flight, bats have a unique sensory feature called "echolocation" that allows the bat to emit ultrasonic sounds which produce echoes, allowing its brain and nervous system to produce detailed images of their surroundings. This system allows bats to catch prey in darkness, as bats are known to spend much time in dark places, such as caves. The unique sensory system of bats is also known to allow detection of north and south directions by sensing the Earth's magnetic field as a compass.
Evolutionists have difficulty explaining the origin of these unique features under the concept of macro-evolution, where given enough time, species are believed to acquire these features. How does a mammal "acquire" wings and learn the ability to fly, unless that particular mammal was created uniquely with these features.
Creationists, however, believe that these unique characteristics and features of bats make them extremely unique, and reflect the style of a unique creator that designed and created all living things within a creation event 6,000 years ago. This creation week event featured the creation of living things as is, fully formed mostly in their current state, as the creation model explains. There have been some adaptations of living things over the last 6,000 years, but these adaptations or the ability to adapt to certain conditions were already programmed within their genes during the creation week.
U.S. Department of the Interior, 13 Awesome facts about bats. https://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-bats.
Image by Andrea Bohl from Pixabay.
by Owen Borville
May 9, 2019
Biology
Bats have unique features that evolutionists and mainstream scientists have difficulty explaining in relation to their origin. Classified to the order Chiroptera, bats are unique in that they are mammals that have wings and are the only mammals that can can fly for significant periods of time (the flying squirrel, which is also a problem for evolutionists, can only glide for short distances).
A bat's wings are composed of a flexible skin membrane between the finger bones that allow the wings to be opened, stretched, and closed while aiding in flight. Bats can fly at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Bats can range from 29 millimeters in length and 15 centimeters in wingspan to 1.7 meters in wingspan. Bats can also live up to 20 to 40 years of age, although most live less than 20 years. The mass of a bat can range from just 2 grams to 1.6 kilograms.
Bats can be found on every continent on Earth and eat fruit or insects while some bats feed on blood. However, the most unique feature of the bat family is their ability of flight, despite being mammals. Their flight ability is characteristic of birds, and bats are important for pollinating flowers and dispersing seeds for fruits such as nuts, figs, and avocados, in addition to nuts, figs, and cacao, the main ingredient in chocolate.
In addition to their ability of sustained flight, bats have a unique sensory feature called "echolocation" that allows the bat to emit ultrasonic sounds which produce echoes, allowing its brain and nervous system to produce detailed images of their surroundings. This system allows bats to catch prey in darkness, as bats are known to spend much time in dark places, such as caves. The unique sensory system of bats is also known to allow detection of north and south directions by sensing the Earth's magnetic field as a compass.
Evolutionists have difficulty explaining the origin of these unique features under the concept of macro-evolution, where given enough time, species are believed to acquire these features. How does a mammal "acquire" wings and learn the ability to fly, unless that particular mammal was created uniquely with these features.
Creationists, however, believe that these unique characteristics and features of bats make them extremely unique, and reflect the style of a unique creator that designed and created all living things within a creation event 6,000 years ago. This creation week event featured the creation of living things as is, fully formed mostly in their current state, as the creation model explains. There have been some adaptations of living things over the last 6,000 years, but these adaptations or the ability to adapt to certain conditions were already programmed within their genes during the creation week.
U.S. Department of the Interior, 13 Awesome facts about bats. https://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-bats.
Image by Andrea Bohl from Pixabay.