For celebrated frog hops, scientists look to Calaveras pros

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 21:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee has entered the scientific record via a new article. Experienced bullfrog "jockeys" at the event routinely get their frogs to jump much farther than researchers had ever measured in the lab. How? Decades of refined technique, uncommonly motivated humans and herps, and good old-fashioned large sample size.

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