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Could 8 People Really Care for ALL the Animals on the Ark?

Part 7 of a 10-part series

By The Stream Published on June 12, 2025

In this 12-minute video, the Ark Encounter team tackles common objections to the biblical Flood account by exploring how Noah and his family could realistically care for thousands of animals. Using a distinction between biblical “kinds” and modern species, they estimate fewer than 7,000 animals — mostly small or juvenile — were actually on board. Watch as they explain how space, food, and water needs could have been effortlessly managed with stalls, preserved food, and strategic planning — and how Noah’s faith and God’s guidance made it all possible.