Giraffes Can Swim: Math Proves Possibility

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Is there anything math can't do? :-p

Math has proven what no one has actually seen — namely that giraffes can swim, according to a new report in the Journal of Theoretical Biology.

Donald Henderson, the curator of dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrell Museum north of Calgary, and Darren Naish, of the University of Portsmouth in England, published a study in which they showed a swimming giraffe to be possible, at least in theory.

The world's tallest mammal will not be very good in the water, however, the two scientists said in the latest edition of the esoteric academic journal.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/01/giraffe-swimming-math-science.html
 

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Math could also prove that I can do a back flip, yet if I tried I would most likely hurt myself. I'm sure pretty much anything can swim if it learns how.
 
has math yet proven that bumblebees can fly ?
 
I didn't think people really took that bee thing seriously. Wasn't it just a joke to begin with?
 
i just assumed they were using something besides math to stay aloft
 
Someone should design some water-wings for giraffes. I am serious. I would love to see that.