The image may have a deeper meaning than a sinking boat full with animals. Their expressions reveal that they have both instinctively and willingly given up. As their fellow survivors fight to stay afloat, their originally vibrant colors have faded. This could be a depiction of Noah's Ark if something goes wrong, or it could be an illustration of how human faults caused the animals to be grouped in twos in the first place. They are now suffering as a result of humanity's errors.
