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Have Anteaters Evolved 12 Times?

In our world, a wide variety of mammals eat ants and termites, such as the giant anteaters we have in our zoos at the Ark Encounterr and Creation Museum. Well, according to a new study, this specialized ability to primarily dine on ants and termites has evolved ���at least 12 times since the Cenozoic era began, roughly 66 million years ago.���

The specialized adaptations required to be a ���true myrmecophage��� (the scientific name for a creature that eats primarily ants and termites), include:

L...

Ministry Update: Baseball, the Ark Encounter, and Outreach

It was Ark and baseball this past weekend!

The Ark Encounter sponsored Faith Day for the Cincinnati Reds, our local MLB team. The Reds played the Tampa Bay Rays (and won the game). To help spread the word about our attractions to locals, along with those traveling from outside the area, we sponsored a special day of ���faith, family, and fastballs,��� including:

A team of volunteers (including some of the children of our staff���they had a great time) handing out all sorts of goodies to people as...

First Day of the World���s Largest Christian Music Festival

Well, it���s finally time! After months of preparation, the world���s largest Christian music festival kicks off today at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY. We���ve been hosting this event for several years now, and it continues to grow, with artists such as Crowder, Big Daddy Weave, and Matthew West attending this year. And you can join us for just the cost of Ark admission! The event takes place over 40 days���we call it 40/40 (based on the 40 days and nights of rain at the time of the fl...

A Vegetarian Pterosaur?

���And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.��� And it was so. (Genesis 1:30)

Genesis teaches that originally every living creature was vegetarian���eating the plants, seeds, and fruits that God created. Since God���s creation was ���very good��� (Genesis 1:31) and the penalty for sin is death (Genesis 2:17), we know that there was no death���includin...

AiG���s Archaeologist Shares Dig Details, ���Escape��� from Israel

Archaeology is fascinating.

Over the years, the more discoveries archaeologists working in Israel have made, the more they have found the Bible���s history of events, places, and people is confirmed! Corey East, an archaeologist and an Answers in Genesis education specialist and speaker, was just on an archaeology dig in Israel.

Corey shared with me a brief recap of her trip���including her rather harrowing ���escape��� from the war-torn country:

I arrived in Israel with Associates for Biblical Re...

���I First Found [Your Book] in a Public Library in the 1990s���

I love hearing testimonies about how the Lord is using the Answers in Genesis ministry. And now that it���s been 50 years since I gave my first creation apologetics talk, many of these testimonies stretch back decades, including one that was recently left as a comment on one of our social media channels.

I thought I���d share this encouraging testimony with you:

I first found a book that you wrote in a public library in the 1990s. Either you wrote it or someone referenced you in the book, but any...

Ark Encounter Is Sponsoring Faith Day at the Cincinnati Reds, July 27

Faith, Family, and Fastballs is happening at the Great American Ball Park this Sunday, July 27, sponsored by the Ark Encounter. The Cincinnati Reds will be playing the Tampa Bay Rays, and after the game, pitcher Brent Suter and some Reds teammates will be along the first base line to share their faith stories. I���ll be there, and I���d love for you to join me (and enjoy discounted tickets).

After the Reds teammates share their stories, there will be a Q&A session with the audience. It should be...

New Study: Blue Sharks Can Change Color

A shark that can change color? Yes! Based on a new study of nanostructures in the skin of blue sharks (a species of requiem shark that inhabits open, deep waters), scientists now believe that these sharks can actually change color as they dive, better matching the water around them.

Here���s how Karina Altman, a marine biologist and our Zoo Content Manager, described this incredible new find:

Blue is one of the rarest colors in the animal world, and blue sharks get their striking blue color...

Construction Update: Creature Feature Coming to the Creation Museum

A brand-new experience called Creature Feature is under construction at the Creation Museum! Yes, our Creation Zoo has greatly expanded in the past few months���and that expansion is continuing with this new attraction, plus one more coming soon.

Creature Feature is well underway and will be located between the stunning, newly opened Butterfly House and the beautiful (also newly opened!) Plants of the Bible Conservatory.

Get ready to meet eight incredible species that will be housed there, includ...

���Christian��� on Joe Rogan Argues the Bible Is Pro-Abortion���How Do His Arguments Hold Up to Scripture?

Do not add to [God���s] words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. (Proverbs 30:6)

This verse comes to mind after watching a truly atrocious clip from an interview on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Texas State Representative James Talarico, who is also a professing progressive Christian. In this four-minute clip, Talarico argues that there is ���no historical, theological, biblical basis��� for saying Christians must oppose abortion and that ���this idea that there is a ...