The highlight of the day was the much-anticipated frog jumping contest, where young contestants showcased their prized pets. From the tiniest tree frogs to hefty bullfrogs, the talent was ...

On the afternoon of August 18, 2023, sixteen intrepid frogs and their trainers leapt at the chance to take part in the annual Frog and Toad Jumping Contest held at the Blueberry Festival in the ...

Scientists at Brown University decided to investigate the secret of what made the frogs jump - using a 500-frame-per-second X-Ray camera to capture every movement, inside and out, of a frog ...

But other frogs were filmed with high-speed cameras as well, revealing stunning video of the amphibians’ ability to jump. Here, the champion jumper, a Cuban tree frog, is seen as muscles stretch ...

Although, frog jumping didn't become a part of the annual fair until the 1930s, according to the event's website. Gates opened at 8 a.m., with frog jumping events scheduled to begin at 10 a.m ...

Had Mark Twain seen the 20,000 people who milled about last week in the little town of Angels Camp, Calaveras County, Calif, he would have been astounded. Yet they were there because he once wrote ...

One of the species that dramatically increased was the tiny European tree frog. This frog likes to jump from shrubs to trees, Dr Moor explains, and is one of the most mobile species, capable of ...