Frog Jumps Caught in Slow-Motion

Researchers used highspeed cameras and slowed the video to study the jumping abilities of frogs. The team found that the frogs can use their very stretchy muscles to create energy to jump up to more than ten times their length.

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[TostedAlmond]

Omg...THEY JUMP WITH THEIR LEGS!!!!

[jrod8496]

wow, but we can't stop the oil leak, wtf

[ericknyamu]

and it wanted to challenge me in a three sticks game ...lol . you win frog !

[kfedpadilla]

@erzan no one cares!!!

[PaRoDyViSiOn]

watch?v=Qz_033P7KPM

[erzan]

@MBW4449 The Australian rocket frog (called Litoria nasuta) can jump 50 times it's own length.

[2ndSTARMAN]

looks bipedal to me

[angryaliens2]

0:12 hi, i'm bob! i'm a frog who's being filmed jumping, yay!

[MBW4449]

Their muscles are more flexible than ours! A bullfrog can jump 10 times its own length! I love frogs!

[JR871111]

cool frog jump

[666DevilGhost666]

I once I had a frog in my backyard. Don't know how the hell it got there.