Fourth objection: environmental influence
The darwinists ascribe animals' colouration to their environment.
Al-Mashrîq's response: It is likely that a geographic era had its impact e.g. dusty terrain towards the grey colouring of some animals. Equally observable are the polar bears and rabbits whose white fur matches the snowy lands they inhabit, as are the African lions whose coat imitates savannah shades. A good many insects have adopted a grass colour and some moth wings look like tree bark. The Darwinist hold this up as a wonder of the animal world, the so-called mimesis, saying that the animal makes use of its colouring to protect itself. However the existence of animals and insects whose colour contrasts with their environment thereby exposing them to the enemy and the averred knowledge that predators hound their victims not on the strength of their colour but their movement and singularly their smell gives the lie to the Darwinian theory of the environment's influence on animal colouration.
