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What animal

can jump the

farthest?

The snow leopard
GLIDING MAMMALS
of central Asia can
Some animals
do not jump, but leap the farthest in the
can glide for long
distances. For animal kingdom. It can
example, the sugar
glider of Australia, cover more than 50 ft
uses flaps of skin
between its limbs (15 m) in a single jump.
to help it glide from
tree to tree for
165 ft (50 m)
or more.

30 ft (9 m)

9 ft (3 m)
The jerboa’s long 29 ft 4½ in (8.95 m)
back legs help it to
jump more than 25
times its body length.

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