Why did God make so many different animals and insects and plants? Cou Billy Graham “My Answer” Who?  Billy Graham was born on November 7, 1918 , in Charlotte, North Carolina, and he passed away on February 21, 2018 , at his home in Montreat, North Carolina. He lived 99 years and became one of the most influential Christian evangelists of the 20th century, known worldwide for his large-scale preaching missions, radio and television ministry, and spiritual counsel to U.S. presidents. Question: I am 8 years old and I would like to ask you a question. Why did God make so many different animals and insects and plants, and things like that? Couldn't He have just made a few of each kind, instead of millions of them? Answer: Yes, He could have made just a few kinds of animals and fish and plants—but I’m glad He didn’t, because it makes the world such an interesting place! You could spend your whole life studying just one kind of insect (for example), and yet you’d never discover ev...