animals that travel. english

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ANIMALS THAT TRAVEL

Several kinds of animals live in the world and each one has different characteristics. Someanimals travel from one end of the earth to the other. Although their bodies are small, they cango long distances without losing their way. Let’s look at one of these creatures- the monarch

butterfly.

TH !"#$% & "' TH ("%A$)H *#TT $'L&The (onarch butterfly lives in southern )anada.

Like all other butterflies, the (onarch goes through a series of changes before it is born.'irst, the mother (onarch de+osits her eggs on the surface of a leaf. The larva that hatchfrom the eggs feed on the leaves for a while and then turn into cater+illars. Then they make anenclosed nest for themselves called a cocoon.

The (onarch’s cocoon is connected to the branch of a tree with a thin but strongattachment. The cater+illar is transformed in the cocoon and slowly emerges a little whilelater. At first its wings are deflated but they fill out as blood is +um+ed into them. %ow the(onarch is ready to fly.

(onarchs have a very s+ecial characteristic that se+arates them from other kinds of butterflies. n one year there are four different generations of (onarchs. The first three havean average life s+an of - weeks. *ut the fourth generation is different. This generation willgo on a /ourney that lasts about 0 weeks and will survive long enough to com+lete it.

The /ourney begins from various (onarch centers in southern )anada and moves tothe south. "ne grou+ will go to )alifornia and another will go farther south to (e1ico. Thesedifferent grou+s of (onarchs meet on the /ourney as if they had received a command from asingle center, and then continue their /ourney together.

These butterflies begin their /ourney at a s+ecial time- e1actly at the autumn e2uino1when the day and the night are the same length.

After flying for two months, they arrive at the warm forests of the south. The trees arecovered with millions of (onarchs. The (onarchs will stay here from 3ecember to (archand during these 4 months they will not eat a single thing. They survive on the fat de+ositedin their bodies, and only drink water.

The flowers that begin to o+en in the s+ring are im+ortant for (onarchs. %ow, after waiting 4 months they treat themselves to a feast of nectar. %ow they have stored enoughenergy for their return tri+ to %orth America. n (arch, before setting off, they mate. 1actlyat the time when the day and night are the same length the colony starts to fly north. Theycom+lete their /ourney and give birth to the generation that will ensure the continuation of their s+ecies.

The new generation is the first of the year and will live about one and a half months.Later come the second and the third generations5556hen the fourth generation comes itstarts the /ourney all over again. t will live si1 months longer than the others and the chainwill continue5.

%ow, let’s think for a moment about this wonderful /ourney7How is it that one in every four generations is born to survive months longer than the

others86hy does this long-lived generation always come along in the winter months8How is it that the butterflies begin their /ourney or migration at e1actly the time when the dayand night are the same length and how do they manage to make this fine calculation8How does the newly born generation of (onarchs know the way on a /ourney it has never

made before8



All this shows that (onarchs have been created according to a flawless +lan for their migration and they conform to every detail of that +lan. f there were least error in the +lan,the (onarchs would not be able to com+lete their migration. n that case, all the butterflieswould die in the cold of winter and the generations of (onarchs would come to an end.

These creatures have definitely been s+ecially created and taught to com+lete this

e1traordinary /ourney that they undertake every year. The author of this marvelous creation isAlmighty 9od, the Lord of heaven and earth, the )reator and !udge of all e1isting things.

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6 A; $ * $3S6eaver birds make nests by weaving grass.To make a nest, the weaver bird first forms a triangular roof. Later, using four different kindsof knot, it encloses this s+ace

very nest has a strong roof, walls and entrance.The first thing the bird must do is tie a long thin +iece of grass to a thin branch.*ut this is not so easy. To +ut this single knot in +lace, the weaver bird really has to work hard.

t is very im+ortant that this first knot is made correctly."therwise, there is no +oint in continuing to build the nest.

f the first knot is made incorrectly, the later stages will also be incorrect because they rely onthe first knot.The knots multi+ly and a circle is formed.The bird must accurately calculate the dimensions of the circle it has built. This circle must

be large enough for it to enter but too small to let bigger birds get in. The bird almost alwayssucceeds in making this circle the right si<e.After it has woven the basic circle and enclosed the sides, the weaver bird starts to build theroof.'rom to+ to bottom it +uts the grass in blade by blade. *y +atiently a++lying this techni2ue, itends by building a +erfect nest.6hen we look at the trees weaver birds live in, we see that there’s not /ust one home here buta giant city com+osed of hundreds of homes.

very weaver bird builds the same kind of house in the way that 9od has taught it.

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Salmon live in rivers on the west coast of %orth America.

The mother salmon lays her eggs in shallow +lace in a river. The young salmon that hatch arefed by a food sac inside the egg. A few weeks later they can find food in the river. They livein the river for about a year.

Salmon are created with the ability to live in both fresh and salt water. The +ur+ose of this is hidden in the wonderful /ourney the fish will make.

"ne s+ring day thousands of salmon began to migrate along the river. After a /ourneythat will last weeks, they finally arrive at their destination- the =acific "cean.

As soon as they arrive at the ocean, a structural change occurs in the salmon’s bodyenabling the fish to live in salt water. n the following >-4 years they will traverse hugedistances in the ocean. 'rom the coast of America they will +ass the shores of Alaska? theywill swim in a great arc towards !a+an and return again. At the end of their /ourney, the

salmon are +re+ared for another e1traordinary /ourney- the last and most difficult one of their lives. They will return to their homes, that is, the river bed where they were born.



They will enter the same river they swam down years earlier to reach the ocean, butthis time they will swim in the o++osite direction, that is, u+stream against the current. %oobstacle will sto+ them. They lea+ out of the water to cross waterfalls and continue their

/ourney. They can /um+ over obstacles as high as @ meters.Sometimes they +ersist in making /ourneys as long as @, BB kilometers. 3uring this

whole +eriod they eat nothing, using the energy they stored while they were in the ocean. Andfinally, without getting lost, they reach the river bed there they were born years before and laytheir eggs there. They have done their duty.

This salmon migration is one of the most ama<ing /ourneys in nature. After s+endingyears in the ocean, how do thousands of salmon find the river where they were born8 To dothis they have to find the one of the thousands of rivers o+ening into the =acific that is theirs.Then they have to swim along this river without getting lost and make the right decision atevery fork of the many along the river’s course.

Salmon manage to accom+lish this seemingly im+ossible task. ;ery well, how do theymanage this and why8

Scientific research has shown that salmon have a s+ecially created sensory system thatallows them to com+lete their /ourney. n order to find their direction in the ocean, they have

been created with natural com+asses that can sense the earth’s magnetic field. Thanks to this,they can find their direction in the waters of the =acific "cean without getting lost.

*ut the really im+ortant 2uestion is how do the salmon find the river bed where theywere born8 'or this, a much different system than a natural com+ass is needed.

$esearch on this 2uestion has shown that salmon find their birth+lace by following itsscent.

6e never imagine that rivers have their own scent. *ut in reality, every river in theworld has its own chemical com+osition. The differences between these chemicalcom+ositions are generally so slight that they cannot be detected by any creature.

1ce+t salmon5..Let’s think for a moment about the e1traordinary story of the salmon7&ou will notice that every stage of the salmon’s /ourney has been carefully calculated.'irst, the fact that there is a +rogram that commands the salmon to return to the river

where it was born years before is a great miracle.*esides this, the natural com+ass system that allows the salmon to find its way in the

ocean and the fact that this fish has the world’s most sensitive sense of smell are certainlythings that have not come about by chance.

All these things show that the salmon is a creature s+ecially created for the migrationset out for it.

The "ne 6ho has created the salmon with these e1traordinary characteristics is the

9od, the )reator of all living things and the Lord of all the worlds.n the Cur’an, 9od says that we will be able to see His creative art in all living things7And in your creation and all the creatures He has spread about there are Signsfor people with certainty !"ur#an$ %&' %(

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="TT $ *6ho makes these little +ots you see, do you know8 A kind of beeD This bee makes a stickymud by mi1ing its saliva with moist soil. #sing this mud, it makes very smooth +ots. !ust like

human beings do when making +ottery, the bee sha+es the +ots by constantly turning the mud.6hen the +ot is finished, the bee does not forget to add the mouth section at the to+.



6hen the +ot is finished, the bee moves the rear +art of its body to the mouth sectionand lays an egg inside it. After +utting a +ortion of food in the +ot, it seals the mouth and fliesaway. The larva that hatch from the eggs break the +ot a while later and emerge by themselvesinto their new life. These are +ots broken and abandoned by the young bees.

The young bees emerge and, with no training at all, begin to make +erfect +ots like

their mothers did. t is 9od 6ho teaches them this wonderful artistry.

)"%)L#S "%The creatures we saw in this film show us the skills that 9od has given them. All of thesecreatures behave because of 9od’s ins+iration.

9od created us and all other living things in the world. *y giving every creature itsdistinctive characteristics, 9od shows human beings the greatness of His creative artistry. t isour duty to tell +eo+le about the ma/esty and greatness of 9od and to give Him thanks. 9odinforms us of this fact in the Cur’an7

All praise belongs to )od$ the Lord of the hea*ens and the Lord of the earth$Lord of all the worlds All greatness belongs to Hi+ in the hea*ens and earth Heis the Al+ighty$ the All,-ise !"ur#an$ %&' ./,.0(

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