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Polar Bear |
 The polar bear has some amazing features which allow it to function perfectly in its arctic environment. Much heavier than other bears, it has two distinct hair types, one long and one short, which effectively is like having two coats. By increasing buoyancy, this helps it to swim, as does its long neck and the partial webbing between its toes. Its fur-covered footpads provide good traction on the ice. Creationists believe that all of todayıs bears probably descended from a single bear kind, an idea substantiated by the discovery of hybrid bears resulting from a cross between grizzlies and polar bears. The information in the genetic recipe for all the polar bear design features did not arise by chance. A better explanation is that all the necessary information was already present in the genetic makeup of the created bears, and became expressed when environmental change brought about opportunity for improved survival traits. This expression can occur rapidly through a process known as "jumping genes." |
