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John Clayton
Recent studies of the Panamanian golden frog have revealed
that it has one of the oddest forms of communication ever found
in nature. The frog has no middle or outer ear and yet clearly
hears. The frogs also can identify where sounds are coming from.
The frogs detect sound through their lungs which act as
eardrums. They use sounds as all other animals do, but also have
a sign language. The frogs wave their forearm in a manner similar
to the sign language of the deaf. Male to male signing and male
to female signing are visibly different indicating that
communication is definitely taking place.
It is difficult to construct a Darwinian model in which
natural selection can produce the communication devices we see.
We would suggest that there is design instituted by an
intelligence that intelligently produces the right equipment for
every kind of creature that exists.
This article taken from: Does God Exist?, Nov/Dec 1998.
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