I think Larni was saying 14 (7 pair) of each clean animal and 2 (1 pair) of each unclean animal, not 16 animals total.
But while we're on the subject:
Q: What's harder than getting a pregnant elephant into the ark?
A: Getting an elephant pregnant in the ark!
[Noah! Make them stop. I'm getting seasick!]
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