Amazing camels can swim in ocean by camel idee Camel- idée. Camels and elephants swimming in the middle of the ocean have been captured on film recently and the videos are going viral on social media. Believe it or not elephants are also good swimmers. They feed on mangroves and swim between mangrove islands. Imagine being on that little boat and cruising by a caravan of camels. Can camels swim? Are there other animals that cannot? Native to the coastal areas of South Gujarat, close to the mangrove belts, these camels eat saline mangrove plants and swim long distances in the ocean. There is a question whether some apes, such as gorillas, may be too top heavy to swim, but this is not proven either way. I wouldn’t want to alarm the camels. According to experts, the camel can swim up to three kilometres into the sea in search of mangroves, their primary food. :) O' course, some in Africa do live near the Nile River and or the ocean ... and there is a large population of wild camels in Australia - … ... Kharai Camels – the swimming camels of Gujarat. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Good example is a horse which is about the same size and weight and also has hooves. The usual answer is that camels cannot swim, but they can. I had no idea that camels could swim. Camels swim the same way most four legged creatures do, by using their Four legs and paddling. Loading... Unsubscribe from Camel- idée? The outstanding capability of Kharai Camel is that it can swim through sea water, and survive on land as well. The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont (now known as the Dardanelles) from Europe to Asia.. Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers.. I can think of no animal that is unable to swim, although I can't think of any animal that would have less need. camels swim long distances in the sea to reach the grazing areas —usually more than 3 km at a time even in deep waters. Yes a camel can swim. Muscat: Everyone knows that Oman has beautiful camels, but few know that camels can actually swim. Most animals have the ability to float since they are not as dense as water. It is able to adapt itself in water as well as on land and is therefore called an Eco Tonal breed. This is an unbelievable video of camels that were seen swimming through the ocean as they migrates to their next destinations. The camels were spotted swimming off the coast of Oman. 'Swimming camels' get national recognition. 2. Why we must preserve the rare ‘swimming’ camel in India. Kharai camels are … Camels Seen Swimming In The Ocean As They Migrates To Their Destinations. Send questions to Cecil via cecil@straightdope.com. It’s uniqueness is marked by its capacity to swim … Anyway, let me come back to the Kharai camels. A number of eyewitnesses have confirmed to me that camels can indeed swim. The elephants were spotted swimming off the coast of Algeria. (One bump in a D, two bumps in a B, that's how I always remember that.) Obviously, this is a bonus blog and does not count as a regular blog but this needs to be seen.