Christophe Courteau / Red lechwe pair running & jumping in swamp {Kobus leche}. Khwai river, Moremi GR, Botswana

Dave Watts / Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) bounding, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, September

Dave Watts / Red kangaroo male bounding towards camera. {Macropus rufus) NSW, Australia. The kangaroo is the animal long jump champion , able to clear 13m (the length of a bus) from a standing start. the human rec...

Christophe Courteau / Red lechwe pair running & jumping in swamp {Kobus leche}. Khwai river, Moremi GR, Botswana

Christophe Courteau / Red lechwe pair running & jumping in swamp {Kobus leche}. Khwai river, Moremi GR, Botswana

Oriol Alamany / Springhare (Pedetes capensis) bounding away in spotlight at night, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

LYNN M. STONE / Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) in breeding plumage, using characteristic open wings and bounding foraging gait at the edge of red mangrove. Pinellas County, Florida, USA, March.

Dave Watts / Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) bounding, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, September

Charlie Summers / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) juvenile bounding in play, East Africa

Andrew Parkinson / Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) bounding through autumnal leaves, carrying nut in mouth. Derbyshire, UK, November (non-ex)

Andy Rouse / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) bounding through snow, captive, USA

Andrew Parkinson / Mountain hare {Lepus timidus} adult bounding along on moorland, conspicuous in white winter coat, Monadhliath Mountains, Scotland, UK

Mark Raycroft / German Shepherd (Canis familiaris) adult running through snow

Mark Raycroft / German Shepherd (Canis familiaris) adult male running through snow

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) spotted fawn bounding across meadow with tail up in typical 'flag' behavior