1993
High Jumps
August 1993

“High Jumps,” Friend, Aug. 1993, 23

High Jumps

By Juliana Lewis

If these animals competed in a high jump contest, what order would they place?

  • Wild hog

  • White-tailed deer

  • Horse

  • Jumping mouse

  • Lion

  • American elk

  • Puma

  • Weasel

  • Jackrabbit

  • Great gray kangaroo

  • 1st __________________

  • 2nd __________________

  • 3rd __________________

  • 4th __________________

  • 5th __________________

  • 6th __________________

  • 7th __________________

  • 8th __________________

  • 9th __________________

  • 10th __________________

Answers:

  • (based on highest recorded jump, measured in feet) 1st, puma—12; 2nd, great gray kangaroo—9.1; 3rd, American elk—9; 4th, horse—8.5; 5th, lion—8.2; 6th, white-tailed deer—8; 7th, jackrabbit—7; 8th, wild hog—4; 9th, jumping mouse—3; 10th, weasel—1.3.