Pelicans

Pelicans

The pelican has a protection mechanism that is awesome! That skilled "fisherman" bird can dive from a 65-foot height, slam into the water, and scoop up a bag full of fish and-water into the built-in pouch he carries under his lower jaw. (That pouch can even contain 2 gallons of water filled with fish at one time!) Then the pelican will find a handy perch and let the water drain from the pouch before swallowing his catch of fish.

Now the sound of the "smack" when the pelican's body slams into the water can at times be heard half a mile away! Being from such a height and velocity, it could be far more painful and harmful to him than a belly flop humans sometimes make when they make an error in a dive. But a pelican does this all the time, over and over!

(I can remember decades ago when our family was in an automobile that slammed into a tree after skidding out of control on an icy mountain pass. A couple of us were hurt. For some time afterwards I carried a large, fat pillow when seated in the front seat of a car—it was in the days before seat belts and air bags. I wanted protection, and figured that might be a good method to have it, should a collision occur again.)

But a pelican doesn't need to carry around a pillow when he goes fishing. He was created with what we might call built-in air bags! That's right. His Maker designed him with a series of air pockets in his chest to cushion him from the force of impact and protect him from injury. That intelligent design of the pelican has obviously been present thousands of years—while the first patent given for the human design of airbags to be used in airplanes was in World War II and for cars in the 1980s! The Master Designer is way ahead of human designers. A pelican's design is NOT BY ACCIDENT—and actually avoids accident and injuries for him!

 "NOT BY ACCIDENT" (c) Juanita Kretschmar is used by permission and was first published in the book "Not By Accident"  page 5

Related Articles

More From Genesis

Blue Marlin

Some creatures seem to have everything now! We wonder what God's original plan was for them;…
Blue Marlin

Hummingbirds

The hummingbird is the very smallest of all birds, with some species being just a bit over two…
Hummingbirds

Opossum

At home one morning the barking would not stop.
Opossum

The Coyote

A female coyote chooses whom she will mate with - sometimes her choice is unwise! But then…
The Coyote

African Grey

It is not by accident that the African Grey parrot is in a category of "prey" rather than…
African Grey

Periodical Cicadas

"Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the…
Periodical Cicadas

Lightning Bug

The not-by-accident design of the flashing mechanism of the lightning bug is far superior to…
Lightning Bug

Crabs

The Dromia (or Sponge) Crab, with his ten legs, doesn't move swiftly.
Crabs

Chameleons

“Your hands have made me and fashioned me.” Psalm 119:73
Chameleons
Creation

Foundation Genesis

According to the most recent polls, over the past 50 years, Americans have been pretty…
Foundation Genesis

Ants

"Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise." Proverbs 6:6
Ants

Tokay Gecko

Second largest among the gecko species, the foot-long aggressive Tokay gecko, with its blue…
Tokay Gecko

Cheetahs

You know you are looking at a cheetah if there is what looks like a black "tear mark" running…
Cheetahs

Honey Bees

Honey bees are organized and focused— "done right" by their Creator who programmed them with…
Honey Bees

Not by Accident Chameleons

There has been documentation of nearly 180 different species of chameleons in this world—each…
Not by Accident Chameleons

Moose

Moose are BIG mammals! They start out as 20- to 35-pound newborns—but when just five days old,…
Moose

Publish the Menu module to "offcanvas" position. Here you can publish other modules as well.
Learn More.


donation