Why do humans have to “learn” to swim?

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There are only two types of animals — those which can swim and those which cannot. Why are humans the only creature that has the optional swimming feature they can turn on?

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Bipedalism means that even the most basic physical skills have to be learnt. There is nothing Balance must be developed before we can even walk, for example. Walking on two legs does not come naturally.

Big brains mean that we are not bound by the natural limitations of our bodies. We are capable of developing techniques to overcome them. These are obviously not innate and have to be learnt

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