Humpback whales jump out of the water in Cabo San Lucas Bar, Mexico. This display is called breaching.
Photograph by Ricardo Nieto, National Geographic Your Shot
Impala, shown here in the Okavango Delta of Botswana, are known for their significant leaping ability, reaching heights up to 10 feet.
Photograph by Chris Schmid, National Geographic Your Shot
North of Svalbard, this mother and cub knew instinctively when she needed to jump across exposed water versus walking across the thinner ice under the water. Her cub also had this ability to "read" the ice, and it casually waded across the water without falling through.
Photograph by James Opdahl, National Geographic Your Shot
A Siberian tiger leaps from the water.
Photograph by Arno E., National Geographic Your Shot
One of the most endangered species, golden langurs are restricted to only a small area in Bhutan and India.
Photograph by Chandrashekar Kalyanasundaram, National Geographic Your Shot
A red fox is hunting voles under the snow, a behaviour commonly referred to as "mousing".
Photograph by James Calci, National Geographic Your Shot
Penguins sailing from the water in New Zealand's Macquarie Island near Antarctica.
Photograph by Marian Herz, National Geographic Your Shot
A baby mountain goat springing from a rock in Idaho Springs, Colorado.
Photograph by Judi Dressler, National Geographic Your Shot
A manta ray leaping from the water in Bandaras Bay, Mexico. Scientists still aren’t sure why they do this, but it is likely some form of communication.
Photograph by Rob Weaver, National Geographic Your Shot
A gosling jumping in to the Hudson River.
Photograph by Tom Warren, National Geographic Your Shot
A caracal jumps to catch birds.
Photograph by Nedko Nedkov, National Geographic Your Shot
A leaping baby baboon in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania.
Photograph by Rebecca Green, National Geographic Your Shot
Bengal tiger caught mid-leap while charging at its prey.
Photograph by Pradeep Kumar, National Geographic Your Shot
Adélie penguins leap out of the water on to the ice in Active Sound, Antarctica with the National Geographic Orion in the background.
Photograph by Emily Walter, National Geographic Your Shot
A tiger leaps across a dirt road in Corbett National Park, North India.
Photograph by Rags Raghavan, National Geographic Your Shot
A red fox in Yellowstone hunting mice under the snow.
Photograph by James Calci, National Geographic Your Shot
A mudskipper flops out of the water in Broome, Western Australia. These fish “skip” to avoid predation and perform courtship displays.
Photograph by Georgina Steytler, National Geographic Your Shot
Two viscachas, relatives of the chinchillas, leap and chase each other around in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
Photograph by Michael Padilla, National Geographic Your Shot
Pantropical spotted dolphins off the coast of the Osa peninsula in Costa Rica. They are very active and often leap through the air.
Photograph by Lindsay Firth, National Geographic Your Shot
A Japanese macaque hops over the natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, Japan.
Photograph by Philip Field, National Geographic Your Shot
A lion leaps from branch to branch in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
Photograph by Varun Aditya, National Geographic Your Shot
A puffin hops over a hole.
Photograph by Wave Faber, National Geographic Your Shot
A lamb jumps around a meadow.
Photograph by Roeselien Raimond, National Geographic Your Shot
Sockeye salmon jump their way upstream during their migration to spawn in King Salmon, Alaska.
Photograph by jerry goldner, National Geographic Your Shot
A deer jumps across a road in Maharashtra, India.
Photograph by Aditya Chakravarthi, National Geographic Your Shot
A tiger leaps through a snow-covered landscape.
Photograph by Jongsung Ryu, National Geographic Your Shot
Striped dolphins usually travel in large numbers while periodically leaping from the water.
Photograph by Malcolm T., National Geographic Your Shot
A lesser florican jumps in the air in Sokhaliya, India. They are known for their mating displays where they leap from the grass, necks pulled back, making a croaking sound.
Photograph by Arpit Bansal, National Geographic Your Shot
An orca pursues a Dall's porpoise in the waters of southeast Alaska.
Photograph by Daniel J. Cox, National Geographic Your Shot
A langur jumps from a branch of a tree in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Photograph by Koen Hoekemeijer, National Geographic Your Shot
Two young rabbits playfully chase each other in the grass.
Photograph by Kristin L., National Geographic Your Shot
Two dogs chase each other across a beach in Moonstone, California.
Photograph by Julie r., National Geographic Your Shot
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