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Mark W. Cadwallader: How old is the Grand Canyon? Find out next on today's Creation Moment. And now, here's our Creation Moments host, Ian Taylor.

Ian Taylor: Who would have thought that squirrels would tell us how old the Grand Canyon is? Yet, that's what creation scientists tell us that the tassel-eared squirrel, which lives near the rim of the canyon in Arizona, has done. Tassel-eared squirrels are found on both the north and south rims of the canyon.

Scientists have assumed that the squirrels were there before the canyon was formed, supposedly millions of years ago. However, since the canyon has kept the two populations apart for so long, the differences between them should show what millions of years of evolution will do to the squirrels.

There are minor differences between the squirrels on the north rim and the south rim. However, these differences are not even enough to classify them as separate species. The north rim squirrels have a white tail and a black belly. The south rim squirrels have a white belly and a dark tail.

However, many on the north rim have coloration more like those on the south, while many on the south rim are colored more like those on the north. Creation scientist Dr. John Meyer has carefully studied the squirrels. He has concluded that the squirrels on the north and south rim are actually one population that has a complete range of fur colors.

According to a law of evolution accepted by evolutionists, there should be a much larger difference between the north and south squirrels if the Grand Canyon is really millions of years old. The conclusion must be, then, that the Grand Canyon is quite young, only thousands of years old.

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