jumping, n.Trivia

Fleas can jump 350 times their body length

Mexican jumping beans jump to get out of sunlight.

Fleas can jump the equivalent of a human jumping almost a quarter mile.

A flea is able to jump 30,000 times without stopping

A jackrabbit can travel more than 12 feet in one hop.

Salmon, when swimming upstream, can jump two yards into the air.

Dolphins leap out of the water when swimming fast because the physical exertion makes them require the extra oxygen

Cats can jump up to six times their length.

Cats are able to jump, on average, five times as high as their tail is long

Penguins are able to jump 6 feet out of the water

A flying fish is able to leap out of the water at 20 mph and glide for over 500 feet

Elephants are the only mammal that can’t jump.

Atlantic salmon are capable of leaping 15 feet high

The Rocket Frog can jump up to 40 times its own body length.

A kangaroo is able to jump 30 feet

Cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length

Grasshoppers have special organs in their hind legs that store energy for jumping.

A flea can jump the equivalent of a human jumping almost a quarter mile.

Fleas can jump over 80 times their own height.