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Contributor: Lisa Ott. Lesson ID: 12938
Can you pull up trees with your nose? Would you eat 300 pounds of food every day? Can you lift a car with your teeth? You can do something elephants can't: jump! Jump into this lesson and have fun!
Why not, you may ask. It's because they don't have to. Animals that can jump, however, really know how to jump!
You have more in common with an elephant than you imagine.
Elephants are social creatures, offering hugs by wrapping their trunks together to show affection. They have great memories and show emotion like you do!
But elephants can't jump.
In this lesson, explore why animals jump and practice making jumping a part of your daily routine.
There are many reasons why animals that can jump do jump.
Some animals jump to move faster.
Some jump to catch their prey.
Some animals jump to get away from predators.
Some animals jump from place to place.
And some animals jump because it's fun!
You may enjoy jumping as part of a game, play, or exercise.
Explore the Highest Jumping Animals In The World to find out!
It's time to discover how far you can jump.
Explore practicing and measuring your jumps in the Got It? section. Get ready to jump!
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