The Idea of an Essay, Volume 2

96 The Birthing Process of Giraffes The last piece of evidence pointing to the Creationists view is the magnificent birthing process of the giraffe. According to Lynn Hofland (2013), “the birth of a new born giraffe seals the case for intelligent design” (p. 3). The birth process of the baby giraffe is indeed a remarkable process which again presents numerous problems for the Evolutionists’ hypotheses. As researched by Hofland (2013), because the baby giraffe must face a drop of 1.5 meters from the mother, the exit through the birth canal must be perfectly designed in order for the calf to survive the fall. The female giraffe cannot squat during the birth nor lay down due to the threat of predators, so she must stand while giving birth (Hofland, 2013). The fact that the mother has to stand during the birth means the calf must immerge in a specific manner in order to withstand the fall. If the baby giraffe come out of the birth canal head first, the neck would break because of the weight of its body. In contrast, if the giraffe came out body first, “the neck would surely break as the body weight attempted to jerk the head out of the mother” (Hofland, 2013). According to Hofland (2013), “Such an apparent impasse is solved by the rear hips being smaller than the front shoulders, and the neck is just long enough to allow the head to pass through the birth canal [while] resting on the rear hips” (p. 3). If the baby giraffe did not have the right length neck to pass through the birth canal in this posture then the calf would fall and die. This creates yet another problem for the Evolutionist’s theory. If the baby giraffes must have a certain structure in order to come out of the mother’s birth canal, how did the giraffes with the intermediate-length neck survive? This question must be answered in order for the Evolutionist’s theory to be proven correct. If they theorize that other systems of the mother evolved simultaneously to accommodate the birth of the intermediate species, they create a “domino effect.” The female giraffe’s birth canal would have to be perfect, so the calf with the longer neck could come out without breaking its neck. This is impossible in an evolutionary scenario. The female giraffe would not be able to change her birth canal before she birthed her calf. The calf’s neck would come out first because the canal would be too short. The calf would fall to the ground and instantly break its neck. The birthing process is complex and depends fully on the flawless structure of the calf and mother. Evolution claims that the calf would