2006-07-27 07:19:40 · 13 answers · asked by Matt J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes they can! It's awesome!
2006-07-27 07:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by Meagan M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, elephants can swim. You see all that fat makes them very buoyant. As an example if I threw my grandmother who weighs close to 400 pounds into the Potomac river she would not drown. Just curse and scream and float safely downriver.
2006-07-28 05:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
national geographic has some beautiful photographs of elephants bathing and swimming not too long ago, so i'd say they can.
2006-07-27 07:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by at a snail's pace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-07-27 07:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by opossumd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very well!!! But, with the trunk, they can also walk along the bottom, and so, rarely swim!
2006-07-27 07:24:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are excellent swimmers.
2006-07-27 07:22:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, check out these pics!
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=elephants%20swim&fr=FP-tab-web-t388&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fr2=tab-web
2006-07-27 07:24:06 · answer #7 · answered by nerdyhermione 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. here's a pic
2006-07-27 07:23:20 · answer #8 · answered by answerguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You betcha, they are really good swimmers
2006-07-27 07:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by Jeep Driver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can
2006-07-27 07:22:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋