Weird Fact of the Day – some rabbits can swim!
We’ve only ever seen wild rabbits hopping about the lanes and fields – or tame ones hopping about the garden or living room, and gnawing wires.
It turns out, however, that there’s a species named the Swamp Rabbit* which can and does swim. Here it is in action. Watch the ears.
Only today I realized rabbits can and do swim
🎥 Chris Clark pic.twitter.com/AUZgszx4eL
— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) September 9, 2022
Delightful.
*Not this
The swimming rabbit blew a few minds.
I just realized that I have NEVER, in my 38 years of life on this rock, seen a rabbit swim. pic.twitter.com/5EJwgsKWWr
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) September 10, 2022
Just now finding out that rabbits can swim. Also learned their ears go into swim mode when they do. This is news. pic.twitter.com/lsTlcIMIe6
— Today Years Old (@todayyearsoldig) September 10, 2022
Well I never. https://t.co/Lm7hcPiJID
— Geoff McGivern (@Geoff_McGivern) September 10, 2022
Before rabbit owners get any bad ideas, read this –
I dont like vids like this bc now ppl think they can throw their pet rabbits in the pool & itll be all hunky dory. There is a specific species of rabbit called the Swamp Rabbit that swims as it lives in the swamp, however rabbits generally DO NOT ENJOY SWIMMING.
— Mammon's Broke Ass (@AssMammons) September 9, 2022
If you thought a swimming rabbit was cool, wait till you get a load of this …
Did you know that bats can swim?🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇 pic.twitter.com/6FlockuAqZ
— sol ❤❤ (@cdbda17582bf407) February 8, 2019
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Source Chris Clark H/T @Gabriele_Corno Image Screengrab