Now we have Penguins on the Ark. And, Walrus, Dodo Birds, Gila Monsters, Seals, Dinosaurs, black widows, bats, bed bugs, ticks, fleas, Galapagos Turtles, Sloth, thousands of different snakes, Koala Bears, Panda Bears, Hummingbirds, Flamingos, Buzzards (All types) and you name it. Do you think that a Walrus can hop all the way to the Middle East? The Ark had to be in the middle east because that is where the people in the Bible lived. So, yes the Walrus did have to cross deserts and mountain ranges to get to the Ark. They are here today aren't they. I don't think that Noah went over to pick them up. Then after the flood the animals that can only live in freezing weather went back to where they belong.
The Noah and the Ark story is harder to believe than the virgin birth but, it is true.
The mountains were covered over with water, even Mt Everest. Trees survived even after being under water, and that includes cactus, Redwood, and fruit trees.
Everything in the bible has to be believed by faith only. If you stop to analyze the bible you will find yourself digging for reasons and excuses of how it happen which are totally opinion. And, you will find that it is impossible for that story to be true. Nobody can answer these questions.
Sloths barely move and they made it to the Ark? "Well, we have Sloth today; so yes they were on the Ark. Yes, we have bones that prove that Dino's existed , so yes they were on the Ark. We have Chupa Cabras today, so yes they were on the Ark. We have whales today so the flood did not kill them, They were still breathing air up there on the mountain tops.
God said it, so I believe it? Why bother to read the bible? Why bother to bible bash on this web site when we don't have all the answers? The bible is not simple and clear. Different interpretations. We divide amongst ourselves into groups of worship in completely different manners. I was a Mormon, and the reverence to God is comparable to any other church on Earth. I was a Catholic and I find the exact strong reverence to God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit. And, the Jehovah witness; God bless their determination for trying to share what they believe is true with others (right or wrong, they are trying. I don't see very many Christians going door to door in the hot sun to share a message.
But, in the Christian world if are not in the right church you risk Hell. Nobody alive can prove that the bible is for real the word of God. I have talked to people that think that God is talking to them.
So, should the Adam and Eve story to be taken literally? If you believe the first part of this post is true, then yes.
God said, "I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren't ready for anything stronger. And you still aren't ready".
So , don't tell me any Christian knows it all.
Faith, Faith, Faith; that's all we have.