Incorporating the full range of animal diversity into the MISC@1 story was becoming increasingly difficult , and by the middle of the 18th century few natural historians could justify a literal interpretation of the PERSON@1 's Ark narrative .

Incorporating the full range of animal diversity into the MISC@1 story was becoming increasingly difficult , and by NUMBER@1 few natural historians could see any reasons to believe in a literal interpretation of the PERSON@1 's Ark narrative .
