Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/03/08/have-you-ever-seen-a-rabbit-swim.html
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Only in Watership Down.
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I think Jimmy Carter has…
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No, but I have seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band, seen a needle that winked it’s eye…
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Yes… (circa 1987) I was driving home during a storm, on a 2-lane road with a drainage ditch on either side. The ditch on one side, at least, had filled with water. I was waiting at a light, & a rabbit hopped across the road (with the light) and jumped into the full ditch. I thought, “oh no! The bunny!” But then its head popped up from the surface, & it swam the couple of feet to the other side, climbed its way out & hopped into the brush.
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Came here hoping someone would have mentioned Jimmy Carter
Left not disappointed
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I mean, they’re basically tiny, long-eared capybaras, right?
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Saw a front porch swing, heard a diamond ring?
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An absolute classic of old Disney animation 
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Well, if you ignore the racism.
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PSA: Never, ever try to give a rabbit a bath, or try to make them swim. In addition to the other risks mentioned above, they can also get hypothermia and die.
If your pet rabbit does get wet, don’t try to blow dry it. Gently blot the wetness out of its fur and provide it a nice warm spot to air dry.
Keep our furry friends safe and healthy!
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Most every mammal can swim. Its just that plenty prefer not to.
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(there’s speculation it was a Nutria, much more likely to act the way the “bunny” did…)
OK, but if it’s so problematic for the rabbit, then why did this one do it? Nothing was chasing it, and it turned around and came back just fine.
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I realize that you claim to be a “Magical Fox”; but I still don’t feel too sanguine about taking rabbit advice from a fox.
Look at that ear action!
“Entering water, Captain; we are feet wet.”
“Engage thrusters, #1. Retract sonar apparatus.”
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