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As in all things, each is entitled to believe as he or she so chooses. I will not call your position wrong.

Well, thanks. I do appreciate your kind tone. In case I've wandered too far astray from the topic, here was the point I was trying to make: It seems clear to me that the bible speaks metaphorically of the behemoth's bones when it refers to them as constructed of brass. Could it not be, then, that it speaks metaphorically when it speaks of many other issues such as the creation of the Earth and the genetic variety of life thereupon?

As in any good writing, a so-called figure of speech such as a simile or metaphor should be apparent, otherwise it fails its purpose. I doubt anyone would think that God literally meant the creature's bones were made of bronze or its tail was a cedar tree. A hippo has a relatively short, thin tail so I don't think that's it. Why couldn't it be a dinosaur? You don't believe humans lived with dinosaurs? Whatever the animal described, seems to me that it best fits with a dinosaur of some kind. Another thing - pictures of dinosaurs, especially in children's books, are so varied in size and design, even what they ate that I find it unlikely they would all be wiped off the face of the earth. Of course, if we consider iguanas, alligators, crocodiles, and all kinds of birds as dinosaurs, then they weren't all killed after all. I think it's highly unlikely all dinosaurs were wiped out yet lesser animals survived. Isn't logical.