I had no idea these animals did this!
Science News reports that donkeys and horses “dig into the dusty sediment to reach cool, crystal clear groundwater to quench their thirst. New research shows this equid ingenuity has far reaching benefits for the ecosystem.”
This provides a major source of water during dry times in the American southwest, benefiting many desert animals. Read their whole report here or watch below:
https://youtu.be/KvoKJJWTNdw
Here’s some video footage that shows many species using the wells:
https://youtu.be/BGG97nLljhk
So fascinating how God’s animals adapt to survive their environments!
DCG
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I heard a story of this man and his son that were riding a snowmobile in some deep forest. The little kid fell off the snowmobile, but his dad did not know about it until later on. Night came and the little kid walked on the snowmobile tracks till he got tired. The kid laid down on the snow and tried to sleep. These two cow elk saw the little kid and laid down beside him and kept him warm all night. The next day, his dad found him alive.
I learned a new word because of this post.
“equid”: Any of various mammals of the family Equidae, having a single hoofed digit on each foot, and including the horses, asses, and zebras.
Isn’t it a marvel that Our Creator endowed animals with certain traits that would prove to be beneficial to all on Earth. What a wonderful article, I certainly had not ever heard of this phenomena before today. Thanks DCG!
Thank you DCG for this meaningful post. God thought and thinks of everything because he loves order. The incredible and numerous purposes of nature/creation is one of the proofs of the existence of God set forth by St. Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica. Your post reflects God’s thoughtfulness and absolute ingenuity.
Believe. I live in rural Riverside Co., CA…that has a HUGE population of wild burros and horses (wild hogs, too). Our county goes from the “glam and preppie” Orange County line to the nearly unpopulated Arizona border. After Riverside/Corona area/Moreno Valley “suburb,” only Palm Springs stands in the way. It can be scary to travel down some of our canyon/country roads b/c one of these wild denizens can be in the road before you know it, and with fatal results to either or both humans and animals. Happens frequently.