Might sound a bit silly, but can squirrels swim?

Yes...Anglesey Island off the coast of Wales has red squirrels, and researchers trying to protect them have sighted greys swimming across the channel.

Bit of a mystery why those 2 turned up...did the pond have steep sides? Could they have been attacked by a predator?

Please let us know if you find out.

Beechnut.

Sounds like a malicious neighbour, or a piece of vandalism.

Squirrels can swim, but would avoid going into a garden pond. There is no reason for them to do so.

Squirrels swim using a "dog paddle" motion, and their tail as a rudder. Swimming is very strenuous for a squirrel, and it's not done unless absolutely necessary.

all mammals can swim but these squirrels probably couldn't get out of the pond because of the slippery sides and died from drowning after getting exhausted ='( poor squirrels! rip

Yuppers: have a look-see here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26O1FZaCSLE

Mr. Squirrels swims quite well, I'd say.

You might need to learn how to use the Q and A. This showed up in the pet birds catagory. You may want to re-post into another catagory. sorry

Yes all animals have an instinct to swim

Yes, they can

You bet!