Seahorse Evolution or Creation?
by Owen Borville
June 10, 2019
Biology
The seahorse is the only member of the bony fish family that swims upright with their heads in an upright position, unlike most bony fishes that swim horizontal to the water surface and stay in a horizontal position. The seahorse is a small marine animal whose head and neck resembles a horse, while this creature has no limbs but has a curvy tail. Seahorses are found throughout the world in shallow tropical and temperate saltwater seagrass beds, estuaries, coral reefs, and mangroves. Seahorse species have been found in oceans around the world. Seahorses can vary in size from two centimeters to 35 centimeters in length.
Evolutionists have a difficult time explaining this upright nature of the seahorse, but of course evolutionists always find some explanation regardless if it makes sense or not. The seahorse represents a common theme that we observe in nature. We expect all animals and all species within a certain family to behave a certain way and have similar features. Then we find one or more species that contradict what is the normal pattern for that species of family of animals. Why would the seahorse need to evolve the ability to swim upright? Couldn't it have just swam like all other bony fishes? That is assuming that the seahorse once swam horizontally and then "evolved" the ability to swim upright. What if seahorses always swam upright because that is how they were created by an intelligent and powerful Creator who designed this particular animal species?
The uniqueness in nature is evident when we observe so many species and kinds of animals and each has unique features and behaviors that separate it from other species and kinds. The fossil record confirms that supposedly ancient seahorses appeared suddenly, fully formed in their current form with little to no difference with modern, living seahorses. The effort to find transitional forms from horizontal-swimming ancestors to modern seahorses has been unsuccessful, just like many other species of living things. The seahorse fits the trend of unique species found suddenly in the fossil record with no trace of transitional ancestors.
Another unique behavior of seahorses is that they prefer to swim in pairs with their tails linked together. In addition to their upright swimming movement, seahorses change the color of their body skin in order to camouflage and protect itself from predators. A small fin on the seahorse moves back and forth 35 times per second to enable movement in the water. Evolutionists claim that the seahorse is a descendant of the pipefish, however, the pipefish has a dramatically different body than the seahorse. The pipefish has a long tube or pipe-like body with no limbs. In addition, most pipefish have some sort of caudal fin or tailfin, unlike seahorses. Therefore, the sudden appearance of the seahorse in the fossil record along with its unique behaviors and body features confirm the unique design of a powerful Creator and the creation model.
by Owen Borville
June 10, 2019
Biology
The seahorse is the only member of the bony fish family that swims upright with their heads in an upright position, unlike most bony fishes that swim horizontal to the water surface and stay in a horizontal position. The seahorse is a small marine animal whose head and neck resembles a horse, while this creature has no limbs but has a curvy tail. Seahorses are found throughout the world in shallow tropical and temperate saltwater seagrass beds, estuaries, coral reefs, and mangroves. Seahorse species have been found in oceans around the world. Seahorses can vary in size from two centimeters to 35 centimeters in length.
Evolutionists have a difficult time explaining this upright nature of the seahorse, but of course evolutionists always find some explanation regardless if it makes sense or not. The seahorse represents a common theme that we observe in nature. We expect all animals and all species within a certain family to behave a certain way and have similar features. Then we find one or more species that contradict what is the normal pattern for that species of family of animals. Why would the seahorse need to evolve the ability to swim upright? Couldn't it have just swam like all other bony fishes? That is assuming that the seahorse once swam horizontally and then "evolved" the ability to swim upright. What if seahorses always swam upright because that is how they were created by an intelligent and powerful Creator who designed this particular animal species?
The uniqueness in nature is evident when we observe so many species and kinds of animals and each has unique features and behaviors that separate it from other species and kinds. The fossil record confirms that supposedly ancient seahorses appeared suddenly, fully formed in their current form with little to no difference with modern, living seahorses. The effort to find transitional forms from horizontal-swimming ancestors to modern seahorses has been unsuccessful, just like many other species of living things. The seahorse fits the trend of unique species found suddenly in the fossil record with no trace of transitional ancestors.
Another unique behavior of seahorses is that they prefer to swim in pairs with their tails linked together. In addition to their upright swimming movement, seahorses change the color of their body skin in order to camouflage and protect itself from predators. A small fin on the seahorse moves back and forth 35 times per second to enable movement in the water. Evolutionists claim that the seahorse is a descendant of the pipefish, however, the pipefish has a dramatically different body than the seahorse. The pipefish has a long tube or pipe-like body with no limbs. In addition, most pipefish have some sort of caudal fin or tailfin, unlike seahorses. Therefore, the sudden appearance of the seahorse in the fossil record along with its unique behaviors and body features confirm the unique design of a powerful Creator and the creation model.
