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Bill Nye was wrong in thinking that most young-earth creationists<\/a> think that all animals were vegetarians until after the flood. But it would make more sense if they did think that, since otherwise the question comes up of what the carnivores on the ark<\/a> ate. But there are several possible answers that they could offer, ranging from \u201crabbits<\/a>\u201d to \u201cunicorns<\/a>, dinosaurs, dragons, and basilisks\u201d to \u201cfish\u201d to \u201cfloating corpses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are some cartoons<\/a> that relate to the topic.<\/p>\n

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