<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Why didn't the fish have to die in the mabul? Was the<br>point that the mabul was really only to wipe out humans, <br>and the animals died only as an unfortunate by-product <br>(so, since the fish could survive the mabul, they didn't <br>die, and therefore didn't need to be on the teva)?<br><br>But, if that was the case: Surely HaShem could have<br>created a different means for carrying out His plans<br>without having to kill off the animals. Why did it have to<br>be a flood? Why not a human-specific disease? (He could<br>have given mishpocha Noach immunity...).<br><br>And, why did the birds have to be on the teva? Couldn't they<br>just fly above the flood?<br><br><br>***************************************<br></div></body></html>