Amazing Photos Of Leaping Animals

Humpback whales jump out of the water in Cabo San Lucas Bar, Mexico. This display is called breaching.

Impala, shown here in the Okavango Delta of Botswana, are known for their significant leaping ability, reaching heights up to 10 feet.

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.

A Siberian tiger leaps from the water.

One of the most endangered species, golden langurs are restricted to only a small area in Bhutan and India.

A red fox is hunting voles under the snow, a behaviour commonly referred to as "mousing".

Penguins sailing from the water in New Zealand's Macquarie Island near Antarctica.

A baby mountain goat springing from a rock in Idaho Springs, Colorado.

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.

A gosling jumping in to the Hudson River.

A caracal jumps to catch birds.

A leaping baby baboon in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania.

Bengal tiger caught mid-leap while charging at its prey.

Adélie penguins leap out of the water on to the ice in Active Sound, Antarctica with the National Geographic Orion in the background.

A tiger leaps across a dirt road in Corbett National Park, North India.

A red fox in Yellowstone hunting mice under the snow.

A mudskipper flops out of the water in Broome, Western Australia. These fish “skip” to avoid predation and perform courtship displays.

Two viscachas, relatives of the chinchillas, leap and chase each other around in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Pantropical spotted dolphins off the coast of the Osa peninsula in Costa Rica. They are very active and often leap through the air.

A Japanese macaque hops over the natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, Japan.

A lion leaps from branch to branch in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

A puffin hops over a hole.

A lamb jumps around a meadow.

Sockeye salmon jump their way upstream during their migration to spawn in King Salmon, Alaska.

A deer jumps across a road in Maharashtra, India.

A tiger leaps through a snow-covered landscape.

Striped dolphins usually travel in large numbers while periodically leaping from the water.

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.

An orca pursues a Dall's porpoise in the waters of southeast Alaska.

A langur jumps from a branch of a tree in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Two young rabbits playfully chase each other in the grass.

Two dogs chase each other across a beach in Moonstone, California.