Trivia No Jumping

[Beatriz9]

DID YOU KNOW? ​

Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.

Despite what you may have seen in your Saturday morning cartoons, elephants can't jump, according to a video by Smithsonian. And there's one simple reason: They don't have to. Most jumpy animals—your kangaroos, monkeys, and frogs—do it primarily to get away from predators.

Elephants keep themselves safe in other ways, relying on their huge size and protective social groups. And, as it turns out, it's hard to get 4 tons of mammal off the ground all at once. In the case of the elephant, in fact, it's impossible.

Unlike most mammals, the bones in elephant legs are all pointed downwards, which means they don't have the "spring" required to push off the ground.

(s)scienceOrg.

 

[plhbg1]

hehe mukhang obvious din naman sa bigat nila, mismo sila hirap makatayo pag nadapa eh

 

[Beatriz9]

hehe mukhang obvious din naman sa bigat nila, mismo sila hirap makatayo pag nadapa eh

Pero nakaka amaze parin yung hindi natalon

 

[plhbg1]

Pero nakaka amaze parin yung hindi natalon

hehe malay naten magkakaroon ng evolutionary advantage ang jumping para sa elephants in the future

 

[Beatriz9]

hehe malay naten magkakaroon ng evolutionary advantage ang jumping para sa elephants in the future

Sila na pinaka mataas tumalon HAHA