Frogs' amazing leaps due to springy tendons
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
Some species of frogs and many other animals are able to jump far beyond what appear to be their capabilities. The trained contestants in the frog-jumping competition in Calaveras County, Calif., come to mind, but even ordinary frogs can leap several times farther than their physiology would seem to allow.