Can ALL mammals swim?
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Giraffes can swim, though they rarely do. Sloths and bats can't swim. Those are two off of the top of my head.
KB
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Yes they can all swim.. heck even elephants swim.
http://www.upali.ch/swim_en.html
"Like all mammals (except humans and apes, who have to learn how to swim), elephants are very good, untiring swimmers.
Elephants move all four legs to swim and are able to move quite fast like that. Their big body provides enough floatation while the trunk acts like a snorkel.
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http://www.si.edu/RESOURCE/FAQ/nmnh/batfacts.htm
Can bats swim?
"Although there is little scientific data on the subject, observations by naturalists in the field seem to support the fact that some bats swim in stressful situations but that it is not normally part of their ordinary behavior patterns. For example, flying foxes, often island inhabitants, may have to fly long distances to obtain food. A forced landing or a foray over water to collect fruit which has dropped and floated there may necessitate an unexpected swim. Photographs of the flying fox, Pteropus giganteus, show the animal actually swimming, using its wings and feet to reach land rather than floating or paddling."
http://www.upali.ch/swim_en.html
"Like all mammals (except humans and apes, who have to learn how to swim), elephants are very good, untiring swimmers.
Elephants move all four legs to swim and are able to move quite fast like that. Their big body provides enough floatation while the trunk acts like a snorkel.
"
http://www.si.edu/RESOURCE/FAQ/nmnh/batfacts.htm
Can bats swim?
"Although there is little scientific data on the subject, observations by naturalists in the field seem to support the fact that some bats swim in stressful situations but that it is not normally part of their ordinary behavior patterns. For example, flying foxes, often island inhabitants, may have to fly long distances to obtain food. A forced landing or a foray over water to collect fruit which has dropped and floated there may necessitate an unexpected swim. Photographs of the flying fox, Pteropus giganteus, show the animal actually swimming, using its wings and feet to reach land rather than floating or paddling."
I've never seen a silver-back gorilla swimming.
edit: btw, I don't know if I'd say all mammals can swim. It'd be more like they're trying to stay afloat in order to survive.
Do all birds fly? No. There are going to be exceptions.
edit: btw, I don't know if I'd say all mammals can swim. It'd be more like they're trying to stay afloat in order to survive.
Do all birds fly? No. There are going to be exceptions.
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Bats have been covered..
Sloths can swim too. I've seen it
EDIT:
"Despite their adaptation to living in trees, sloths make competent swimmers."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth
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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Bats have been covered..
Sloths can swim too. I've seen it
EDIT:
"Despite their adaptation to living in trees, sloths make competent swimmers."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth
Seems that I was wrong about sloths. It's only been observed that some bats can swim, and only in stressful situations.
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