Is it true that your average Chimpanzee can out swim a human Olympic swimmer?

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I'm talking about over two lengths of a 100m pool including the turn at the end?

Answer 1

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yes it is. chimps swim in a very fast albiet wierd way. they use all for limbs and do a cross of doggy paddle and frog paddle. i believe its called the monkey paddle.

hope this helps

Source(s):

www.youtube.com/seemychimpswim

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I knew it Cheers Jim and that video cracked me up

Answer 2

Don't know. Good question though.

Answer 3

Chimpanzees don’t like to be in water and usually can’t swim.

Source(s):

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t…

Answer 4

haha, wonder if its ever been tried, be a funny site

Answer 5

No, no other primate can swim remotely as well as a human. They can't control their breath the way we do, their hair is lined up the wrong way for streamlining (our body hairs, such as they are, line up with water flow), and they lack the subcutaneous body fat that gives us buoyancy and streamlining.

These are some of the reasons that promped Elaine Morgan's "aquatic ape" hypothesis of human evolution.

Answer 6

Not only that, they are more interesting in the interview after.

Answer 7

they dont like water

Answer 8

depends on the age and the fitness of the tiger chasing it.

Answer 9

Nope, chimps are not strong swimmers and generally avoid the water - that's why you often see zoos with moats to keep them in their enclosure. It's not completely unheard of for a chimp to go swimming, but it's very uncommon.