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Hi there ,
Ever had a day where you felt like you never stopped running? Well that is every day for this arctic animal, the caribou; they travel further than any other land dwelling mammal, sometimes as far as 5000 km per year. Why are they always running? While there are some necessary reasons, like finding safe places for birthing their babies and the continual search for food, the main movement maker is the mosquito!
Millions of mosquitoes hatch every summer on the tundra. This is also the time when the tundra is inhabited by the herds of caribou that come every year to have their babies, which interestingly are all born within 5 days of each other. Because the tundra is so flat, it makes it easy for the caribou and their babies to stay safe from predators and as the top layer of earth has thawed due to the warmer weather it provides lots of nourishing food for the new mothers.
Unfortunately this thawing also provides the perfect environment for mosquito breeding. So even though the tundra promises such great things for the caribou, their joy is short-lived, as the mosquitos' constant bite keeps them continually on the move. Sometimes the mosquitoes get so bad that the caribou take to the water just to escape!
Caribou are excellent swimmers and have no problem swimming across large icy rivers or lakes; they have even been known to sleep in the water! How come this warm-blooded mammal doesn't freeze to death in the arctic waters? Well this animal is God designed!
The caribou have two circulatory systems; the upper circulatory system encompasses everything above their legs, including body and head and the lower circulatory system pumps just through their legs and feet. The lower system is kept at a much cooler temperature than the upper, meaning the extremities can handle the freezing temperatures of the arctic waters, as their normal temperature is already quite cool. What an amazing God!!
One of the special attributes of caribou migration is this; they know when to leave. The females leave two weeks ahead of the males who bring up the rear with the year-old calves. They eventually catch up and complete the journey together. While we are not sure why they leave separately, we do know that their timing is acutely accurate.
The caribou are keen students of the weather, including temperature and humidity. As they study these things, without the aid of a calendar, or barometer, they sense the exact right time to leave and immediately head off. In essence, they keep their eye on the sun and follow its leading in their lives.
We today, amidst the ups and downs of this planet, are offered the same reliable direction from our Heavenly Father. He says in Proverbs 3:5-6 that as we in all our ways acknowledge Him, He will direct our paths. He who made us, who sustains us and who loves us is offering to be our coach and our guide on life's journey. Can you think of a better guide?
He guides the Caribou on the longest migratory route possible and even directs them on paths that avoid the potentially dangerous areas where wolves are known to live in high density. He wants to do the same for us. I want to be like the Caribou and follow the sun - God's Son all the way to our promised land, Heaven. Don't you?
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