Are any of the great apes scared of water?
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Most of the apes are scared of water, which is why some open nature parks (such as Fota Wildlife Park) will have the monkey enclosure as an island without any fences.
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Nope, they are open water predators.
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I don't have a fear of having my face in the water, I just don't like the sensation of trying to hold my breath. I love to swim however! The advice on doggie paddling and other strokes that don't really require your face to be in the water are excellent one. These are how I enjoy the water. I do not look as graceful as a person who will put their face in the water, but I haven't had any bad experiences either, and I LOVE to tread water (deep water at that!).
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♥♪♦♫ yes it was said that humans are oringinated from the ape family. I hope that I have helped you.♥♪♦♫
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Humans are born a bit more prematurely than other apes.  The reason for this is our extra-large crania and the conflict with the size of mothers' birth canals.  That said, apes are still quite helpless at birth, but are capable of holding on to fur and helping stay attached to mom (though not nearly as much as many monkeys).  Human newborns are 100% reliant on adults to carry them about.\n\nThe simple answer is not quite, but close.  As mentioned before, non-human apes will also develop much more rapidly.
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All the claims based on human physiology have good non-aquatic possibilities such as adaptations to a savanna lifestyle, so it's not a compelling theory.\n\nIt does however seem entirely plausible that as generalists, our ancestors may have foraged around the water's edges and shallows, much like some monkeys do today.\n\nThere's a good list of the arguments for and objections (at the bottom) against the theory on Wikipedia at the link below
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Well monkeys do get their looks from apes, right?
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I have worked around African elephants and I know for a fact that anything that will startle a horse will startle an elephant.  This includes small creatures, such as mice, scurrying around their legs.  Captive elephants have been know to refuse to go out on exhibit because of a duck or squirrel that is already occupying it.  Elephants may not be afraid af a specific animal, but they possess many of the prey insticts found in horses, deer, and antelope.  This give them a tendency to be flighty.  The reason for this lies in their history.  African elephants ancestors evolved during a time when many large predators roamed Africa.  Some of these predators were likely to take an elephant now and then, making prey instincts a good thing for elephants to have.  Elephants (esp. African elephants) are fairly skittish animals.
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Some of them are buoyant and sleep floating on the surface breathing air. Others can do what in humans is comparable to the "dead man's float" where you are under the water motionless then tilt your head back only, rise to the surface to breathe, tilt it back and resubmerge. Hippos can do this without ever waking up so I assume some marine mammals can too.
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I heard of a skunk ape sighting in the everglades two years ago. no i am not joking . I firmly believe in their existence. The ape ran across a pathway about a hundred yard behind a swamp buggy and was seen by several tourists and native guides. A deputy apperently had some fur that was found at the sight of that sighting and supposiply also pics. It looked kind of like a OrangUtan.
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You haven't been in the great outdoors(TM) much, have you? If you have spent your life in a city, in front of a computer you propably don't understand much about nature. \n\nAnyway, the donkey is not really scary, but all animals, especially big ones that you are not familiar with can be intimidating. I remember being scared by a cow once! (it does weigh more than a pro wrestler, after all)\n\nAs a general rule, animals are stronger than humans and are more capable of protecting themselves if they feel threatened (donkey kicks used to kill people...). Not to make you scared, but just to remind you that real nature is not a Disney version of the forest.
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First, we and our closest relatives are great apes not monkeys. The chimpanzee hunts and eats meat, but is predominantly vegetarian. The bonobo is an opportunistic meat eater. The gorilla is vegetarian. The orangutan is largely vegetarian.
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It's possible , I'm hoping those blood thirsty creatures have had their fill of humans for a while . I have heard that Jeff has been extra careful and hasn't even been in the tub to bathe since the previous attack !
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Frogs do not have anything that is watertight. Their skin is so porous that water will enter their butts rapidly through osmosis.
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There was this one dog or cat (can't remember) who acted like he was swimming when you put him above a body of water.\n\nFor example, they held him over the toilet and he would wave his paws like be was swimming of course he never got wet!\n\nHilarious show!
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chimps -they did it alot in Tarzan movies.
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I used to be an elephant keeper, so I've seen them do this occasionally. They don't do it often (in zoos anyway), but they could do it probably up to about 20 ft. It's a kind of behavior that's not desirable - having them squirt water on paying patrons, so keepers train them to not do it. I hope this answers your question.