GOD GIVES EVERY CREATURE WHAT IT NEEDS

He created the earth for all creatures. [55:10]

...There is not a creature that He does not control. [11:56]

God created every single creature on earth. ... He knows its course and its final destiny... [11:6]

He precisely designed every creature, designed it to fit perfectly into its niche in this world. The camel would have a very hard time surviving in the rain forest. God gave the camel adaptations to allow it to live perfectly in the desert. Conversely, put a penguin down in the Sahara Desert and it won’t survive long. It’s not adapted for the dry sand, and it needs oceans to feed in. 

[29:60] Many a creature that does not carry its provision, GOD provides for it, as well as for you. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient. 

[42:19] GOD is fully aware of all His creatures; He provides for whomever He wills. He is the Powerful, the Almighty. 

One adaptation I found especially interesting concerns tigers and their domesticated feline relatives.

 

 There is something called a hyoid bone present in man and many other mammals. It’s in the throat and allows for movements of the tongue, pharynx and larynx. God designed this bone differently for big and for small cats, giving each of them what they need. According to Seaworld.org: 

“The elastic hyoid, combined with the fibroelastic tissue on top of the big cats’ undivided vocal folds, acts like a slide trombone, enabling the big cats to roar …. Because of the elastic hyoid, big cats can purr only when breathing out. The hyoid of smaller cats is solid bone. These cats can purr when breathing both in and out, but they can’t roar.” 

I found this very interesting. It’s a great example of God’s incredible plan for His creatures. 

Tigers don’t need to purr; they need to roar. Their survival may depend on it. They range over hundreds of miles and must communicate over these vast distances. They warn invaders that this is their territory; stay away. To hear a big cat roar—well, there’s no question of the ferocity, confidence,

 and majesty of a creature who can roar. 

But a roar would be a huge disadvantage to an animal who is meant to live indoors and share life with humans. Most people who take a cat into their home want a soft, cuddly creature, a creature who can sit in their lap. They don’t want an animal that scares them to death every time it opens its mouth! 

So God gave each creature what it would need to survive in this world. The lion and tiger can loudly and firmly communicate their presence and their power. The tabby and the calico meow demurely (or insistently) to be fed, and then cuddle on your lap and purr as you stroke them. We find this purring sound soothing and rewarding. We feed the cat so he doesn’t have to hunt, and he repays us with his purr. And probably in its own way, the roar and the purr serve the same function—each cat is claiming its territory. What amazing creations of God. 

[42:29] Among His proofs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the creatures He spreads in them. He is able to summon them, when He wills.

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