new video loaded: The Science Behind a Frog’s Leap transcript Frogs are not known for their beauty. But forget about the faces. Look at their leaps. They are spectacular jumpers. They leap up and ...

Frogs really should have fantastically strong leg muscles to jump as far as they do. And yet their leg muscles are only a fraction as powerful as they would need to be…so where does this leaping power ...

Frogs have a unique skeleton made for jumping that evolved over hundreds of millions of years, new research has shown. Precise control over their long hind legs allows the amphibians to achieve an ...

A frog's jump is not as simple as it seems. Scientists have discovered that different species adopt different jumping styles depending on their environment. A frog's jump is not as simple as it seems.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Rumors of the great jumping frogs of Calaveras County have not been greatly exaggerated. The longest jump reported in scientific papers for an American bullfrog is almost 1.3 meters ...

Analysis of gross morphology, by itself, is not sufficient to explain why frogs can maintain constant acceleration and increase jump distance with increasing size. Jumping ability is determined in ...

VALLEY CITY, Ohio -- With more than 5,000 fans in attendance and a total of 738 frogs showing off their skills July 20, Roger Odum of Litchfield, with his frog, Emerald, was named grand champion of ...