Yes, quite well. About the only animals that don't swim well are primates, because when they panic they instinctively make motions like they are trying to climb upwards. This is a sure way to drown.
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Like all mammals (except humans and apes, who have to learn how to swim), elephants are very good, untiring swimmers. ... Elephants mostly swim with their face above and their mouth below the water surface. They breathe through their trunk which they use as a snorkel ... Can Elephants Swim Long Distances?
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www.upali.ch/swim_en.html
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you'll be surprised that elephant can swim this well!! ... They probably live a relatively comfortable life with a stable food source with their owners in exchange for working. Plus, in nature, groups of elephants often swim long distances across rivers/lakes anyway. ... swim with elephants...
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The only film to feature a family of swimming elephants from the Andaman islands who swim underwater to keep distance from the HP turbojet powered beast. ... swim with elephants...
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Aardvark jokes at AlltheJokes.com: Why can elephants swim - and aardvarks can't? Aardvarks don't ... and much more jokes! ... Why can elephants swim - and aardvarks can't? Aardvarks don't have trunks!
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Elephants cannot run or jump. They can however walk very fast, climb and even swim! They are far better swimmers than one would assume. They can swim considerable distances, and, when in deep water, they hold their trunks above the water like periscopes.
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www.africaelephants.com/elephant_facts.htm
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