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Long Jumpers
The African sharp-nosed frog holds the record and can jump 100 times its body length, while jumping spiders can jump 50 times and grasshoppers 20 times their body length. Kangaroos can jump 13.5 metres, impalas 10 metres and snow leopards 15 metres.
High Jumpers
The cat flea holds the record and can jump 150 times its body height. Froghoppers can jump 115 times their body height and klipspringers 10 times their height. Pumas and dolphins can jump 5 metres, salmon 4.5 metres and springbok 4 metres.
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) pronking away from the photographer. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, February.
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Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) pronking away from the photographer. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, February.
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) jumping, Norway, March
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Erlend Haarberg / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) jumping, Norway, March
Black faced Impala (Aepyceros melamis petersi) female jumping, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Tony Heald / Black faced Impala (Aepyceros melamis petersi) female jumping, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Great Egrets (Ardea alba) territorial dispute above nest colony, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Great Egrets (Ardea alba) territorial dispute above nest colony, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) jumping, Oisterwijk, ~The Netherlands, sequence 4/6
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David Pattyn / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) jumping, Oisterwijk, ~The Netherlands, sequence 4/6
Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in thick winter fur jumping a river in spring, Hornstrandir, West Fjords, Iceland, April
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Erlend Haarberg / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in thick winter fur jumping a river in spring, Hornstrandir, West Fjords, Iceland, April
Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks running.
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Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks running.
A two-year old Kathiawari horse filly free jumping,Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Sequence 2 out out of 8.
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Kristel Richard / A two-year old Kathiawari horse filly free jumping,Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Sequence 2 out out of 8.
Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) jumping ('dancing') across ground, Madagascar
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Andy Rouse / Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) jumping ('dancing') across ground, Madagascar
Ginger kitten leaping towards a Pug puppy. Digital composite.
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Mark Taylor / Ginger kitten leaping towards a Pug puppy. Digital composite.
Satellite male Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) in full display at the lek. Varanger, Finmark, Norway, May.
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Roger Powell / Satellite male Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) in full display at the lek. Varanger, Finmark, Norway, May.
Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat, running. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, April.
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Erlend Haarberg / Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat, running. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, April.
Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult female (mid-air) leaping out of her form in snow,  away from male, Derbyshire, UK. March.
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Andrew Parkinson / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult female (mid-air) leaping out of her form in snow, away from male, Derbyshire, UK. March.
Female Impala (Aepyceros melampus) crossing river, Masai Mara, Kenya.
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Ammonite / Female Impala (Aepyceros melampus) crossing river, Masai Mara, Kenya.
Jumping spider (Plexippus paykulli) leaping onto fly prey, Crete
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Stephen Dalton / Jumping spider (Plexippus paykulli) leaping onto fly prey, Crete
Snow leopard jumping {Panthera uncia}  USA
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LYNN M. STONE / Snow leopard jumping {Panthera uncia} USA
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) jumping waterfall during migration to spawn, Scotland, (non-ex)
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Andy Rouse / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) jumping waterfall during migration to spawn, Scotland, (non-ex)