Swimming
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| + | '''Swimming''' is the movement by humans or animals through [[water]], usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational. Its primary uses are [[bathing]], [[cooling]], [[travel]], [[fishing]], [[escape]], and [[watersports|sport]]. | ||
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| + | Animals with [[lungs]] have an easier time floating than those without. Almost all [[mammals]] can swim by instinct. [[Bat]]s, [[kangaroo]]s, [[mole (animal)|mole]]s and [[sloth]]s can swim. The few exceptions include [[ape]]s and possibly [[giraffe]]s. Land [[bird]]s can swim or float for at least some time. [[Ostrich]]es, [[cassowary|cassowaries]] and [[tortoise]]s can swim. | ||
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Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational. Its primary uses are bathing, cooling, travel, fishing, escape, and sport.
Animals with lungs have an easier time floating than those without. Almost all mammals can swim by instinct. Bats, kangaroos, moles and sloths can swim. The few exceptions include apes and possibly giraffes. Land birds can swim or float for at least some time. Ostriches, cassowaries and tortoises can swim.
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