Author: hoascience

A puma. Even though this cat is big, it is not considered a big cat. Do you know what is the big cat that lives in the United States? Just so you know, I am not referring to the puma. The puma, also called the mountain lion or cougar, is indeed a big cat if… Continue reading The Big Cat in the United States

Hagfish at the Oklahoma Aquarium. It is difficult to see the individual fish. The small blue arrow is pointing at the head of one hagfish. The mouth is ringed by barbels, which look a bit like small tentacles. These were used for sensing their environments. Recently, my family visited the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, Oklahoma.… Continue reading The Jawless Hagfish

The diet of Tyrannosaurus rex seems obvious: it ate meat, right? What if the answer was not that simple? What did Tyrannosaurus rex originally eat? If you are familiar with creationist literature, then you might recognize this question. It has been used to illustrate an important concept in the creation narrative, namely that God originally… Continue reading On the Original Diet of Tyrannosaurus rex

Other Sharks with Symphyseal Teeth Sorry for the long delay, folks. I have been busy wrapping up the end of the school semester, and it certainly did not help that things have gotten crazy due to people's reaction to the coronavirus. However, I still intend on picking back up were I left off. To briefly… Continue reading Additional Sharks with Symphyseal Teeth

A typical tooth whorl of Helicoprion. For a long time, these strange whorls were the only thing known about them. Take a look at the fossil in the picture above. This is a fossil of Helicoprion. Can you tell what it is? If not, that is okay. When it was first described in 1899, Helicoprion… Continue reading The Tooth Whorl of a Strange Shark

A radiometer in action. The radiometer is the bulb on the right. Note that the bulb is sealed: nothing material, including air, can get into the bulb. That means that the only thing that can get into the bulb and cause the fins to spin is light. You may be aware that light behaves both… Continue reading Light as a Particle

A rose? What does this have to do with predators? It turns out that roses and predators may be two types of organisms that were modified at the time of the Fall. We have noted that some carnivores, such as bears and dogs, have herbivorous or omnivorous members of their families, and thus it is… Continue reading The Origin of Predators, Part 4

The massasauga, also called the pygmy rattlesnake. Pit vipers, like this guy here, are specialized for killing small animals. In the last post, we considered the possibility that carnivores began as animals that ate invertebrates. An example of an insectivore that is closely related to carnivores is the sloth bear. The bears provide another example… Continue reading The Origin of Predators: Part 3

A sloth bear. It may be a surprise, but insects (specifically, ants and termites) are a major part of the diet of sloth bears. Could it be that the original created bears were free to eat insects and only began eating meat after the Fall of man? In the last post, we established that predators… Continue reading The Origin of Predators: Part 2

We may be in awe of predators, such as lions, but how do these types of creatures fit into God's creation? Did God intend predators to exist? If not, where did they come from? In my last post, I wrapped up the discussion about chameleons with the following statements: “Everything about these lizards is designed… Continue reading The Origin of Predators: Part 1