The panda's thumb is not evidence for evolution. Pandas were created by God.
The panda’s thumb … no evidence for evolution
Some people think the raccoon-like red panda (pictured at right) is supposed to be good proof of evolution. We are told it is a meat-eater that no longer eats meat; it has razor-sharp claws and a vicious bite that it rarely attacks with; and it has supposedly evolved a small “sixth finger” or “pseudo-thumb” on its front paws from the wristbone.
But the panda's thumb is not evidence for evolution. It gives absolutely no evidence that pandas have evolved from non-pandas.
Pandas are classed as meat-eaters (carnivores) mainly because of their jaws, teeth and feet. And although some pandas will eat meat, they prefer bamboo, fruit and plants. Yet we find there is no evidence their ancestors were anything but vegetarian pandas. In fact, zoologists still can't agree after more than a century on what pandas could have evolved from.
Not leftover evolutionary traits
The red panda's sharp claws and vicious bite are not leftover traits from a time when its ancestors attacked and defended themselves from other animals. Pandas have no enemies other than man. Their sharp claws help them climb trees easily. And their strong jaws and teeth are needed to snap and crunch their huge daily meals of bamboo.
The “sixth finger”, or pseudo-thumb, is merely an enlarged radial sesamoid, a wristbone that helps the panda grasp the bamboo stems it eats. This “thumb” is larger in the giant panda because it eats larger bamboo stems.
These traits don't show us evolution. They show us that pandas are a unique creation of God — perfectly adapted for grasping and crunching bamboo as God the Creator intended for them.
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