a lioness befriends an oryx

when i watch animal shows on cable, the wonder of God's creation never ceases to amaze me. every animal has a structure in place for how it lives, eats, reproduces and survives predators. there are animals or species of animals out there that man doesn't even know of and yet they too have such a structure in place.

did u know that an elephant shrew's defence against the hawk is to memorise a racetrack it develops itself? it spends all its free time zipping down shrew made tracks, removing any new obstacles and when the hawk does strike, with great speed this lil shrew just a fraction the weight of the hawk, and speed abt half the hawk's, races for his life. knowing his track saves his life... switching tracks last minute helps him escape the clutches of the hawk.

people tend to balk at the idea of big cats attacking helpless deers, elks etc... but seriously if these predators weren't around, all these grazers would get far too numerous...

last night i watched a documentary on how a three year old lioness 'adopted' an oryx... the oryx was a baby itself... its horns barely growing... it was an amazing relationship. sadly, because the two of them didn't have enough food and thus no energy, as the lioness was resting, the baby oryx got attacked by another lion. the lioness being so much smaller couldn't do anything but mourned the lost of her 'baby' just like a lioness mourns the loss of her baby cub.

fascinating... thank God for His creation. He put thought into everything. Just like how He put thought into creating you and me. we're all unique... and all loved just as we are. =)