Zoology

Zoology

Papers on this page cover a wide range of topics in zoology from the perspective of a recent creation within a biblical framework.

Microraptor Reconstructed as a Bird

Microraptor Reconstructed as a Bird

Joel Leineweber • May 15, 2024

The author performs a systematic, comparative anatomy of both form and function to show whether Microraptor would have appeared avian or reptilian.

Feathered Turtles?

Feathered Turtles?

Matthew Cserhati • Sept. 27, 2023

Evolutionists assert that several dinosaur species had feathers, but what do the genes say?

Mammalian Ark Kinds

Mammalian Ark Kinds

Dr. Jean Lightner • Oct. 31, 2012

Information on the class Mammalia was evaluated in an attempt to get a realistic estimate of what mammalian kinds would have been represented on the Ark.

Zoology in Answers Research Journal

Zoology is defined as the study of the animal kingdom. Zoology studies animals’ behaviors, habitats, and natural history. Many researchers study zoology based on evolutionary presuppositions, and animals are often used as examples of evolutionary processes.

The aim of the research papers in Answers Research Journal (ARJ) is to consider zoological topics from the starting point of a recent creation within the biblical framework. These professional, peer-reviewed papers address issues related to zoology and how they relate to other areas of science. This journal considers animals in the light of creation, the evolutionary worldview, the fossil record, natural selection, dispersion after the flood, animal kinds and baraminology, the effects of the fall of man, dinosaurs, DNA, and the uniqueness of man.

As recorded in Genesis chapter 1, God created animals on day five and six during creation week. He created the animals after their kinds (Genesis 1:20–21, 24–25). In Genesis 6–9, God instructed Noah to bring representatives of all land animal kinds onto the Ark to protect them from being destroyed by the global flood. These biblical events provide the context for the topics listed above. Animals are found throughout the Bible and are a fascinating area of study.

Zoology provides a great opportunity to examine creation through the lens of the Bible. The papers included in this section look at topics in zoology from the perspective of the Bible along with research conducted with a biblical worldview. Each paper investigates some aspect of zoology.


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