Chimpanzees, Orangutans Can Swim and Dive, Biologists Prove

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For many years, zoos have used water moats to confine chimpanzees, gorillas or orangutans. When apes ventured into deep water, they often drowned. Some argued that this indicated a definitive difference between humans and apes: people enjoy the water and are able to learn to swim, while apes prefer to stay on dry land.

alt="Chimpanzees, Orangutans Can Swim and Dive, Biologists Prove" border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-jnhIKHTVrSoqBud1j-n2YgJDr38Iwb2O5KBYZNPxJRSQZRY-kEMT0IEMTxiGoAIxOJHqdFTR11v9VQrDoq1nmzs6su14kuY98m1qOXTmFqGttH0ff4qmJfb9ZCTAmWDmXOmZD4kpyV3/s320/Chimp-Cooper.jpg" title="Chimpanzees, Orangutans Can Swim and Dive, Biologists Prove" width="320">Renato Bender from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and Nicole Bender from the University of Bern have studied a chimpanzee and an orangutan in the United States.

Source: Here