Humans also aren't good swimmers, and we assume all land mammals are as bad as us.

Is it really only a mile? There are coyotes on islands in Washington that would’ve swam further than that through some strong tidal currents.

All the same every year > 2,000 people attempt the 12 mile swim to see a cute Quokka on Rottnest Island.

* https://rottnestchannelswim.com.au/

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rottnest_Channel_Swim

  The 36th annual Rottnest Channel Swim will be held on Saturday, 21 February 2026.

Come on down, the waters fine, the sharks rarely nip.

I'm suprised to see a HN comment along the lines of "most people don't ...", after all, most people don't program computers, start million and billion dollar companies, build out datacentres, fly planes, ... etc. The site is littered with people confidently doing things most people do not.