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Show JUMPING ANIMAtS. j Jumping as a means of locomotion Is shared by a variety of animals of widely different classes. Kangaroos and jerboas among tho mammals, thrushes and robins among the birds, as well as such familiar forms as frogs, cockles, crickets and fleas all I Illustrate this proneness to leap, mostly most-ly as a means of getting quickly ovei tho ground, and even lions and tigers, which never spring in ordinary circumstances, cir-cumstances, readily adopt this method of attacking their lctlms. v. tuusiuvruuiu unmoor Ol IlSllCS are remarkable for their leaping powers, pow-ers, and several of these performers are on that account specially favored by anglers, since by Jumping clear of tho water In some cases many times In succession they tax the fisherman's skill moro severely than fishes less acthe and therefore give added zest to their capture. Members of the salmon familv are universally famous for their high jumps The sea trout arc untiring acrobats, ac-robats, and a fish of a pound weight will moro han onco jump several times Its own length out of the water when hooked before coming to the net At their best salmon can jump at least 10 feet above tho surface, a feat achieved by slapping tho water with tho powerful tall and flexing the body until the head and tall all but meet Philadelphia Ledger. oo |