Fun Facts Friday: Elephant Swimming Elephants are powerful swimmers with unique adaptations. Their dense bones keep them from floating too high, and their thick skin and subcutaneous fat layer provide buoyancy, allowing them to swim up to 30 miles daily. They’re the only animals that can snorkel at depth, using their trunk to breathe while submerged. When tired, elephants can float briefly on their sides before continuing. They swim using all four legs in a dog-paddle motion. Strong muscles in t

Elephant pool time is so much fun! Elephants love water and are surprising good swimmers. They can use their trunks just like a snorkel. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

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