What are some beings' attitudes in the face of dangers?
What are some of the animal senses stronger than those of human beings?
Beings With Danger Signal
One of the biggest advantages of living as a community is that it
provides more protection against dangers because when any of the
animals that lives in the community senses danger, it warns the other
animals instead of simply silently escaping . Every living species has
a specificform of warning.
Rabbits and some deer lifttheir tails to warn the animals around them
when they sense danger.
Many small birds signal alarm by a particular birdcall when they
sense their enemies. Species like the golden oriole make a
high-pitched sound with anarrow frequency interval when they give an
alarm. The human ear senses thisas only a slight whistle. The most
important quality of this sound is that its source cannot be detected.
This is a very important advantage for the bird warning its pack,
because the bird actually takes the risk of drawing all attention to
itself by sounding off, but since thedirection of the sound is not
certain, the danger is somewhat reduced.
In insects that live as colonies, the insect that first senses the
danger warns the rest of the colony. However, the alarm scent secreted
by the insect that communicates the danger also grabs the enemy's
attention . Therefore, the insect that warns its colony against danger
alsotakes the risk of death.
Prairie dogs live in massive colonies. Their nests, which bear
resemblance to a city, are divided into approximately 30 sectionswhere
the animals live. All of the animals in this region know one another.
There are certain prairie dogs which keep guard at all times standing
on their back feet in a way as to see in all directions at the
entrance and exit of the tunnels. If one of the animals sees an enemy,
it makes a barking sound like a whistle. This warning is repeated by
the guards, and it causes the colony to go into an alarm state.
Scientists who witness thiscooperation in nature are amazed at the
extraordinary behaviors ofthese unconscious behaviors. No doubt, Allah
is the One Who directs these beings with His inspiration at all times,
controls every one of them and commands them how to behave. This clear
truth is revealed in the Qur'an as such:
" Everything in the heavens and every creature on the earth prostrates
to Allah, as dothe angels. They are not puffed up with pride. They
fear their Lord above them and do everything they are ordered to do. "
(Surat an-Nahl, 49-50)
Animals With Different Senses Than Human Beings
Allah created animals' sensory organs as strongerthan those of human
beings. Some animals even have other sensory organs which humans do
not have, for example:
Since elephants are animals that live in vast open areas, it is very
important that there is a strong "communication" between them. This
communication is not onlya result of elephants' strong sense of smell
. Besides this, Allah created an organ, which makes an ultrasound
noise that humans cannot hear, in the elephant's forehead. Thanks to
this organ, elephants can communicate with a secret and encrypted
language that other beings cannot understand.These ultrasound noises
made by elephants can reach to enormous distances. Therefore, this
special sound made by elephants is ideal for long distance
communication.
Some beings' eyes have far more advanced qualities than human beings.
For example, insects and bees can see ultraviolet light that the human
eye cannot . A layer in the eyes of mammals that hunt at nights and
night birds called the "tapetum" allows these beings to seein the
dark. Vultures in Africa can detect whether an animal lying on the
ground is dead or just sleeping from a distance over 4,000 meters
where human beings cannot see that far even with binoculars.
Some animals' sense of smell is 100,000, even 1,000,000 times stronger
than that of human beings. For example, dogs can sense even the
slightest smells called microphakia. Thanks to these characteristics,
dogs are used in the early diagnosis of some metabolic distortions
seenin men and characterized by different body scents, as well as in
police business like narcotics detection and searching for fugitive
criminals and in the search for trapped victims of natural
disasterssuch as landslides and earthquakes.
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