Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) We have seen how the giraffe gets its food from a thorn tree. According to the Bible, thorns are one result of the curse that God placed upon creation following Adam’s sin. This is also the reason why everything in creation dies physically and non-living things are subject to decay. The Bible says that man returns to the dust from which he was created, and we are reminded of this truth each time the house is cleaned, because household dust contains about 85% human