I came home to find Oliver face down in the toilet. Which I guess leads to another question.
2007-01-03 07:51:38 · 29 answers · asked by Niki 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
cool you had a flying squirrel!
2007-01-03 07:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by andio8 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First, not all mammals can swim. There is one kind of mammal, I believe it's a goat, which can't swim. However, flying squirrels can swim.
If your flying squirrel died in the toilet, then I suspect it was not due to an inability to swim. Rather, it probably swam for some time, but due to the smooth edge of the bowl could not get a hold to pull itself out, and eventually either got tired or too cold and drowned. And trust me, the same thing would happen to any land mammal if it was put in a big enough toilet bowl.
2007-01-03 15:58:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all mammals can swim. Swimming comes naturally to only some- others must learn (like humans). Also keep in mind that it is almost impossible for a small animal to climb out of a toilet because the porcelain is slippery and the sides are at a steep angle.
2007-01-03 15:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by elisabeth's anatomy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, when i was younger and came home from a trip my little brother decided he was ready to use the big boy toilet, but when he openned the lid there was a gialnt rat that had drowned in there. I think all mammals can swim, but rodents have problems getting out of the bowl!
2007-01-03 15:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by Jon C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being able to swim is not a trait of all mammals.
The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species and specialized skin glands in monotremes that seep or ooze milk; the presence of hair or fur; specialized teeth; three minute bones within the ear; the presence of a neocortex region in the brain; and endothermic or "warm-blooded" bodies. The brain regulates endothermic and circulatory systems, including a four-chambered heart
2007-01-03 15:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you realize that Oliver could not crawl out of the toilet bowl even if it could swim? I think you should have made the house safer for Oliver by keeping your toilet lid closed always after use. Poor Oliver.
2007-01-03 16:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Aushbaba 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most mammals have the ability to swim. Whether or not they can is up to the individual. Just as one of the previous posters have said... some humans can't swim. Even if they do have the ability.
2007-01-03 16:13:42 · answer #7 · answered by Bradley K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yours is not a dumb question. I read a book
once where scientist would put a dog in a round
pool with slick sides so he could not come out.
They recorded the amount of time that it took
the poor dog to drown. Then they would take
him out, revive him, and then do it again to
the same dog. {cruel} Your squirrel most likely
could not get out because of the slick sides.
SORRY!
2007-01-03 16:00:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all animals can swim. And even the strongest swimmer will tire and drown if they can't get out of the water; this happens regularly to animals who fall into swimming pools or... other... bodies of water.
2007-01-03 15:56:38 · answer #9 · answered by Gallifrey's Gone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why was your squirrel in the toilet to begin with? You should keep him in a cage while your not there, if you were worried about getting him hurt, you'd of had him put up, and he wouldn't of died.. so, really, it's mostly your fault.
2007-01-03 16:00:46 · answer #10 · answered by Obseen 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Olive is in a good place now. The little flyer has wide open spaces and lots of good things to eat and friends to enjoy.
2007-01-03 15:55:13 · answer #11 · answered by isee1111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋