Especially since we're supposed to be SO smart.
2006-11-07 13:10:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Because they are doing it by instinct. Most humans will quickly learn how to swim if they absolutely had to. It's that humans CONVINCE themselves that they cannot swim which causes them to drown.
2006-11-07 13:14:18 · answer #1 · answered by msnite1969 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not true babies know how to swim,if taught at an early age they will remember.
Many parents are discovering the art of teaching their baby to swim. Not only is it fun for your baby to swim, bond with you, and play with other babies, it is a great way for you to interact with other parents as well.
It was only discovered in the 1960's that babies were able to swim independently underwater. But since then, it has been learned that it promotes self-confidence and personal development - physical and emotional. It gives your baby a calming, zero-gravity environment to move freely where they otherwise could not on land. This is incredibly beneficial to babies with Downs syndrome and cerebral palsy.
The benefits of baby swimming include; increased motor development, social skills and intelligence, increased concentration, alertness, and perceptual abilities, and improved nap time and night time sleep patterns. Babies who learn how to swim have been known to walk earlier as well, due to their increased muscle control.
It's only natural for a baby to feel comfortable and happy in the warm water. You don't have to worry about your child breathing, because they automatically hold their breath while underwater. This is called the "mammalian dive reflex". After all, they did spend their first 9 months in fluid.
2006-11-07 21:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We allow our fears to rule us. Most babies take to the water amazingly well due to a lack of fear. It's only when people get older that we lose the instinctual aspect with swimming.
2006-11-07 21:20:02 · answer #3 · answered by confusedchaos.lady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Newfoundland dogs have webbed toes, and most people don't (except most of W. Virginia and Utah). We and other primates did not evolve to swim. We aren't really even very streamline for swimming. But being people we think we can do everything so we do :)
2006-11-07 21:52:07 · answer #4 · answered by bassetmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same reason a 70lb dog can pull more weight than a 200lb man. The animal doesnt have years of negative stimuli telling it that it cannot pull the sled, or swim across the river. It just does it.
2006-11-07 21:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by pathstr8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even animals learn to swim. They just catch on quicker. But then again, with them, it's a ''swim or drown'' situation.
2006-11-07 21:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe we just aren't supposed to swim. like we learn how to because we have such a large brain... but i bet eagles and stuff dont know how to swim
2006-11-07 21:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by chris p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not true. Chimps can't swim this is why they are sometimes surrounded by a moat in zoos.
2006-11-07 22:05:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have to now how to survive and we build things to help us survive. and we rly aren't that smart. and cause we are scared of everything
2006-11-07 21:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by missy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most babies know how. I think it's because we get scared of it, or are not used to it.
2006-11-07 21:14:11 · answer #10 · answered by Serena T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋