"Michael Horowitz" 
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> Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky
> bath. The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other side.
> Can parrots swim? - Mike

No, they can not swim.  But they probably can put up a heck of a fight to 
save their own lives in an accidental water encounter.

A kayaker in Alaska told me that she had seen an eagle "swim" to
shore after 
grabbing a fish which was too heavy for it to carry.  Eagles can not release 
until they touch down and this bird was brought down by the weight.  I've 
read that the number one cause of death in eagles is drowning when they 
underestimate the size of a catch.

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