ark animals

Flood survival menagerie

Ark animals refers to the creatures from the biblical story of Noah's Ark, in which God instructed Noah to save pairs of every animal species from a great flood.

The phrase often appears in children's toys, nursery décor, and educational contexts featuring paired animals: The nursery was decorated with ark animals.

It can also describe any collection of diverse animals gathered together: The shelter looked like a collection of ark animals.

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olive · voyage · safe passage · creatures · menagerie · elephants · giraffes · lions · covenant · rainbow · wooden · vessel · salvation · two by two · male and female · beasts · wild beasts · refuge

Categories
Opposites
survival vs. destruction in the flood narrative

ark animalsflood victims

People harmed by overflow

paired/selected vs. excluded

ark animalsmythical creatures

Imaginary beings from folklore

unicorns

Family

ark, arks, animal, animals, animate, animated, animation, animator, inanimate

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G