The contest runs from this posting for one week’s time.
Here’s how I define “creature.” If it walks, runs, flies, crawls or climbs and has eyes, it’s a creature. So for instance a motorcycle or a space plane is not a creature. Count the duplicates! There are tons of spiders and ants. Count them all. Robots, Fish and Sea Monsters all count! Of course HUMANS are creatures too!
It took me several tries to get the actual number myself, so even if you see a particular number posted prior to your entry, be sure to give it a second pass.
Let’s have some fun and if there’s a decent response, I might sponsor a few more contests to promote this work. Count the Zombies for instance.