Re: [Paddlewise] Bears' Swimming Speed

If bear is an aquatic animal, then humans are perhaps too :-).  Anyway, 6mph
is fast enough to catch most of kayakers.

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From: "Joyce Family" <tfj4_at_comcast.net>
To: "paddlewise" <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: August 09, 2003 5:29 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Bears' Swimming Speed


> Does anyone have any good information (could be reliable anecdotal info)
as
> to how fast bears swim?  I've read that polar bears can go 6 mph, which
> strikes me as slow for an aquatic mammal, at least for short distances.
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