It's almost summertime, which means many of
us will be hitting the pool or the beach for some watery fun. But we're
not the only creatures who like to make a splash.
When Dana Smith asked via Facebook, "My four-year-old wants to know, do pigs swim?" Saturday's Weird Animal Question of the Week decided to look at some typically terrestrial animals who also like the life aquatic.
Swine Dive
"Pigs are excellent swimmers," crossing water to seek food sources, escape danger or , says Billy Higginbotham, of Texas A&M University, said via email."For example, all of the heavy rainfall the last month in Texas has caused wild pigs to move—and in some cases, swim—out of bottomland areas and seek higher ground."
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