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General consensus if you ask about it is that it's not considered swimming though. I think you'd be looking for locomotion through water without frequent touch

by jug 3y ago

General consensus if you ask about it is that it's not considered swimming though. I think you'd be looking for locomotion through water without frequent touch downs. This is an example: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/hippopotamus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/hip... GPT-4 had a much better answer last I checked. Edit: Updated with another non-paywall link.

canttestthis 3y ago
After having reviewed the relevant material I think it's fair to say that hippos swim, per our conventional understanding of what swimming is.
- simbolit 3y ago
  And I think it's fair to say they don't, per conventional understanding. Good for both of us.