[Avodah] Birds & Fish in the Mabul

[shalomyitz at comcast.net]

Why didn't the fish have to die in the mabul? Was the 
point that the mabul was really only to wipe out humans, 
and the animals died only as an unfortunate by-product 
(so, since the fish could survive the mabul, they didn't 
die, and therefore didn't need to be on the teva)? 

But, if that was the case: Surely HaShem could have 
created a different means for carrying out His plans 
without having to kill off the animals. Why did it have to 
be a flood? Why not a human-specific disease? (He could 
have given mishpocha Noach immunity...). 

And, why did the birds have to be on the teva? Couldn't they 
just fly above the flood? 


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