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Why can an elephant swim when it is so heavy?
The shoulder height of adult elephants is above 2.7 meters, and the nose can reach more than 3.5 meters. It can breathe through its nose for a long time in the water, so an elephant can swim. Moreover, the elephants have an elderly female elephant as the leader, who will judge the depth of the water and then decide whether to lead the elephants through.

Although the elephant doesn't swim very fast, it has good endurance. It is normal to swim for five or six hours in a row. When they swim, they usually hold their breath, then immerse themselves in the water and occasionally stick their noses out of the water for air.

Elephant's head is big, its ears are as big as a fan, its limbs are as thick as cylinders to support its huge body, its knees can't stretch freely, its nose is almost equal to its body length, and it is cylindrical and can stretch freely. The trunk is made up entirely of muscles. The end of the nostril is open and there are finger-like protrusions on the tip of the nose. It can pick up things. The trunk is very flexible, and it can pick up objects weighing 1 ton, or food as small as peanuts.