Top 10 mammals that are good at swimming (Excluding whales and dolphins)

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GoPro: Polar Bears – The Quest for Sea Ice

Polar bear

Scientific name
Ursus maritimus
Taxonomy
Family:Ursidae
Genus:Ursus
Range
Arctic Circle

9th
Nutria swimming

Nutria

Scientific name
Myocastor coypus
Taxonomy
Family:Myocastoridae
Genus:Myocastor
Range
South American continent
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Tracking shot of a Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) swimming underwater, France

Beaver (Castoridae family in general)

Scientific name
Castor
Taxonomy
Family:Castoridae
Genus:Castor
Range
Northern Europe,North American continent

Video by European Beaver.

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The Dugong: the Ocean's Vacuum Cleaner | Wild Egypt

Dugong

Scientific name
Dugong dugon
Taxonomy
Family:Dugongidae
Genus:Dugong
Range
Indian Ocean Coast, Western Pacific Coast
6th
Ichetucknee Springs

Manatee (Trichechidae family in general)

Scientific name
Trichechus
Taxonomy
Family:Trichechidae
Genus:Trichechus
Range
Latin America, Midwest Africa

Video by American Manatee.

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Swimming Walruses

Walrus

Scientific name
Odobenus rosmarus
Taxonomy
Family:Odobenidae
Genus:Odobenus
Range
Arctic coast
4th
Duckbill Platypus | Australia

Platypus

Scientific name
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Taxonomy
Family:Ornithorhynchidae
Genus:Ornithorhynchus
Range
Eastern Australia
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Giant River Otter Swimming Very Fast in Aquarium || Otters Swimming Video | Otter Memerang | ऊदबिलाव

Otter (Lutrinae subfamily in general)

Scientific name
Lutrinae
Taxonomy
Family:Mustelidae
Subfamily:Lutrinae
Range
worldwide

The video is of a giant otter.

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Tourists Swim With Huge Group Of Playful Sea Lions

Sea lion (Otariidae family in general)

Scientific name
Otariidae
Taxonomy
Family:Otariidae
Range
Coast of the Pacific

Video of a California sea lion.

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Scuba Diving in Antarctica with Leopard Seals

Earless seal (Phocidae family in general)

Scientific name
Phocidae
Taxonomy
Family:Phocidae
Range
Coastal areas around the world

The video shows a leopard seal.

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