Description |
1 videodisc (63 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
The design of life ; vol. 1
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System Details |
DVD. |
Note |
Available at: www.illustramedia.com. |
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"Filmed in North America, England, Peru, Greenland, and Antarctica, Flight probes the mysteries and mechanisms of a bird's anatomy, instincts, and embryology to reveal stunning provisions essential for life in the skies."--Container cover. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
Credits |
Producer, director: L.A.D. Allen; associate producers: Paul Nelson, Tim Standish. |
Performer |
Featured speakers: Paul Nelson, history of biology; Tim Standish, genetics; Thomas Emmel, hummingbird and butterfly expert. |
Summary |
Shows the marvels of bird flight: the rapid wingbeat of hummingbirds, the ability of the Arctic tern to navigate both polar oceans with a round trip of 24,000 miles per year, the bone and muscle structure that enables birds to fly. All of this is used to support the creation argument for intelligent design. |
Subject |
Birds -- Flight.
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Creationism.
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Intelligent design (Teleology)
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Added Author |
Nelson, Paul, 1952-
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Standish, Timothy G.
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Emmel, Thomas C.
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Illustra Media (Firm)
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Standard No. |
804671231394 |
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