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can all animals swim? Anonymous
Even inland animals such as horses can swim, are there any land animals that can't swim?
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>> Anonymous
That is absolutely the first time I have ever seen that image sans "I fuck on the first date"
>> Anonymous
There are some animals we don't know of for sure. Gorillas generally do not swim, so it's possible that they can't, or at least need to learn it like humans.
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>>79992
Same for me, wtf, I thot I knew the internet
>> Anonymous
All land animals are naturally capable of swimming. The averaged bone/soft tissue/air in lungs density results in lighter-than-water effect, keeping the breathing holes out of water is a natural reflex and kicking around with paws gives at least some locomotion. Even bats can swim by flapping their wings in the water.

On the other hand, it is not recommended to really let horses swim in deep water, not treading the bottom - a horse might get water in its ears and panic, thrashing, flipping to the side and drowning.
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>>80024
fuckin horses. they are the women of the animal kingdom. picky whiny creatures who are likely to harm themselves in a fit of anger
>> Anonymous
Apes can't swim.
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what about those japanese bathing ones? if they cant swim, would they drown if they walk out too deep?
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>>80034
Watched a documentry about these guys, was fucking AWESOME.
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>>80034
Monkeys, not apes.
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>>79989
niggers can't swim
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fat kids can swim better than skinny kids because their fat is buoyant. My brother lost about 150 lbs and he can't float anymore.
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>>80055
but they can keep white folk from catchin teh aids
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>>80058
i fucking hated that shit when i was younger. I had to float for a certain period of time at this camp and I had trouble doing it becuase I don't have a high body fat %. Later on I realized it was a good thing.
>> Anonymous
My dog cant swim
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All species except cats and niggers can swim.
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>>80092
except cats.
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>>80094

Funny, but untrue. My cat can swim.
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>>80024
Do you know anything about horses? At all? I've swam together with lots of horses, and neither of them have minded at all. Some horses are even hard to actually get out of the water again. Stop fucking lying.
>> swim Jamesl79
cats can swim. Monkeys cannot
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>>80058
Floating =/= swimming. Though the previous point can be disputed, my observation comes from this: I had to teach kids how to swim for a couple years, and I always mentally groaned when a fat kid came in. This is because even though they can float fine, they have trouble propelling their fat, flabby bodies across water. Not streamlined at all. I'd like to see one of those swimming away from danger.

However, the fastest kids were practically anorexic and they managed to float fine. If your brother can't swim, then his problem isn't that he's too skinny: he's just a faggot.
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>>80092
I swim better than anyone I know. White, black, or asian.
>> Anonymous
Cats actually swim very well. My old cat (RIP) could outpace any of my old dogs (RIP) in the pool. However, he would get tired and get out much sooner for nappies.
>> Anonymous
>>79991floats
>> Anonymous
Monkeys can totally swim. I saw them do it on a documentary on the rain forests and what monkeys do during flooding. They prefer not to swim because there are alligators and sharks in the water, but if they need to, they can.
>> Anonymous
Is the camel the only animal that can't swim?


http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mcamelswim.html
>> Anonymous
Bulldogs can't swim, actually. Owners are told to keep them away from any water that they could become submerged in.

Ironically, bulldogs are also notorious for loving water.
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>>80166
Aww, that must _suck_.
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Kangaroos.
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>>80166
at last I have it, the weakness of bulldogs. now for world domination
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>>80176

WHER U GOIN KANGAROO??
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>>80163
That page fails it. Sloths not only can swim, they actually are better at swimming than walking.
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fail
>> Anonymous
>>80176
Because one day
we will all join you in the black abyss!

Go into the water
Live there
Die there..
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Tortoises (aka, land turtles) cannot actually swim or float.
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>>80452
But they can amble like a motherfucker.

Coconut crabs will supposedly drown in water, too. They have weird proto-lungs and their gills can't absorb enough oxygen from water to power the crab.
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>>80452

And that is why there are no tortoises on the Galapagos.
>> Anonymous
Hamsters can swim. I tried to make mine bathe in the faucet, and he swam trying to gtfo.
>> Anonymous
>>80478
They chartered a cruise ship.
>> Anonymous
Chickens can not swim.
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>>80478
That's why there are no giant tortoises anywhere else.
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>>80509
Aldabra giant tortoise says hi.
>> Anonymous
niggers cant swim
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Chimpanzees and most monkeys are to heavy to swim, the muscle weighs them down.....
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>>80166
Oh ho?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSvnvqvLE6E
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>>80137
Seriously, who's ever heard of a fat animal who can swim fast?

I sure haven't.
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>>80488
chickens in twilight princess can swim ._.;
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>>80166
Bull. My family has had two bulldogs, both could swim. The first was quite long legged for a bulldog, but the second is stump legged, she can still swim.

Cats can also swim. I saw a kitten chased into a pool once and it was swimming fine when I jumped in and grabbed him.
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>>80030
My horses love water. I have to be careful not to let my paint stop, drop, and roll on it with me on him. He likes to swim too. He'll actually submerged himself under water.
I had a mare that liked getting to the highest point and jump in.
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horses can actually dive into water
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Giraffes and Camels.
Cant swim for shit.
>> Anonymous
ITT, ignorant people pretending to know shit.
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>>80479

Hopefully you know now that hamsters don't need water baths. If it's dirty or oily then you can give it some chinchilla sand (not dust) and it will roll around if you're lucky.
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Heavier tarantulas, like the goliath here, cannot swim. They sing to the bottom. Most lighter tarantulas can swim though.
>> Anonymous
All animals have the potential to swim, but some just don't like water, and some just don't learn. I've ridden some horses across ponds, and some I couldn't even get near the water's edge.
>> Anonymous
>>80729

They sing "LA LA LA! OH SHIIIIIIII"
>> Hyper Cutter !XQ6W0CNp/o
>>80509
Large tortoises were pretty widespread (being found on most of the continents) until relatively recently, iirc...
>> Anonymous
>>80729
Oh fucking great. I can be trapped in a pool with no where to go.

Light tarantulas floating on the top and fat tarantulas on the bottom.

Fuck.
>> menchi !IgWlr3a0sk
>>80680
tiger seals
fat, and swim very fast
>> Anonymous
>>80950
i lol'd.
>> Anonymous
Was it that lemmings just force each other under the water or can none of them swim?
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>>81012
lemmings are actually pretty good swimmers, the problem is that they just head out to sea and never come back. eventually fatigue gets them. they also do not run off cliffs, or intentionally commit suicide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemming
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/lemming.html
http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.htm
>> Anonymous
Only this one type of armadillo can swim- the rest are sinkers.

I can't figure out if eagles can or can't swim, anybody know?


And it appears there are reports of giraffes swimming in the Nile.
>> Anonymous
>>81012

There is a video on youtube if you look, a documentary that believes Disney who created the Lemming myth actually intentionally ran those things off the cliff. They don't commit suicide, then dont jump off cliffs, they were driven off.
>> Anonymous
all rodents can swim iirc. rabbits swim very well, our family's did.
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lol penguins cant fly or swim, just sin on their icesheet and wait for global warLOLming