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The U.S. Olympic Swim Trials wrap up this weekend and we are continuing to highlight our very own swimmers here at the Indianapolis Zoo! Today we look at a species that most people assume are not good swimmers - the African elephant. Don't let their size and weight fool you, elephants are fine swimmers. They can swim up to 30 miles and for six continuous hours. Their trunks are also handy for snorkeling. Hey USA Swimming, you wouldn't happen to be qualifying for a 48,000-meter freestyle would yo

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

41K views · 870 reactions | Visitors can view elephants swimming underwater in Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo, which opened in late 2016. | Voice of America | Facebook

JUST KEEP SWIMMING: Travis the baby Asian elephant went swimming for the first time at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas recently. The zoo said the elephant calf received a swimming lesson to make sure he could stay afloat before jumping in the deep 400,000-gallon "river" in the elephant habitat. | CBS Newspath

Watch the baby elephant enjoying in the swimming pool with the ball and run freely at Elephant Nature Park. Credit: elephantnews [YT] | Live Love Elephant