Besides great apes including humans, which can be taught, what is the only mammal which cannot instinctively swim?
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Last updated Feb 27 2021.
Originally posted Feb 27 2021 2:38 PM.
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Giraffes. Their problem is not the lack of aquatic locomotion but rather the difficulties they have to keep their nostrils above the surface of the water.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170320-the-cruel-experiments-that-revealed-most-mammals-can-swim