Re: We swim better than apes because we're kangaroos

From: J Moore (anthrosciguy_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:00:27 GMT

firstjois <firstjoisyike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Su Solomon wrote:
> >> Marc Verhaegen wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> We swim better than apes because we're bipedal.
> >>>
> >>> I knew they were stupid, but that stupid?? The man probably
> >>> believes in swimming ostriches & kangaroos...
> >>
> >>
> >> Kangaroos are great swimmers
>
> I didn't know that.
>
> Do they use front paws to swim? Back feet? Both? (Do they go sideways?) I
> was surprised to see that polar bears used mostly front paws for general
> "hanging around" swimming leaving the back legs straight out. Sometimes I
> do the same. But kangaroos - I can't picture how they would or could.
> Like seeing a T. rex swim.
>
> Jois
>
>
They use their hind legs, which are nicely powerful. 

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JMoore
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