2 of each animal were sent on the Ark of the great flood. They lived in this massive boat for 40 days and 40 nights through storms and giant waves. The lands were all covered as far as the eye could see and there was no life except for the sea creatures and the species on the ark. All the animals and human on the boat are the start of the new civilization of the earth. The animals are in pairs and are ranging from all kinds from around the world including the zebra of the great African desert plains and the monkeys of eastern China.