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NOTES FROM THE FIELD | 2024 | No. 3
Leap Day Legends
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Leap days only happen once every four years-and 2024 is one of
those! This year, we're hoppy to celebrate this extra day of
conservation with wildlife that leap, spring, bound, and everything in
between. Whether they're trying to reach the safety of a ledge,
ambush prey, or escape a predator, adaptions that enable impressive
jumps are a plus for many species.
Your support springs conservation into action across our eight
Conservation Hubs
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. Together we're saving, protecting, and caring for
unbe?leap?able wildlife. From mountain peaks and arid
deserts to vast oceans, species with extraordinary jumping abilities
come in all shapes and sizes. Even plants join the fun, like the
jumping cholla-a cactus with spikes that detach easily onto
unsuspecting desert dwellers. See which species surprise you!
SPRING INTO IT
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A Different Kind of Kangaroo
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Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, kangaroo rats can leap a
foot or two straight up into the air. Built for the desert, they use
their unusually large hind feet to hop or jump, unlike other rodents.
LIFTOFF >
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CAT-APULT
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Most big cats can jump and pounce on something around 10 feet away.
And caracals
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, the fastest and largest of the small cats, can leap up to 10 feet
high in the air-more than double the length of their body.
POUNCE ON IT >
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Reaching New Heights
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Lemurs are small, dynamic primates that leap from tree to tree.
Unfortunately, they're also critically endangered. Last year,
cells from a blue-eyed black lemur
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were the 11,000th sample cryopreserved in our Wildlife Biodiversity
Bank's Frozen Zoo
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®, offering hope for the future of the species. HOP FOR HOPE >
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Leaps And Bounds
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Despite their small size, mountain yellow-legged frogs
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can use their powerful hind legs to leap across babbling streams high
up in Southern California's mountains. Over the last 17 years,
we've been collaborating with partners to protect and
reintroduce populations of this endangered species. JUMP INTO ACTION
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Midair Maneuver
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Killer whales can reach up to 15 feet above the water in a move called
breaching. These magnificent mammals display this surface behavior to
play and socialize, and even breathe while doing it. Our conservation
teams are using innovative technology to gain insights into endangered
killer whale health
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from a simple natural behavior: exhaling. DRONE ZONE >
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Boneless Bounders
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Spineless marvels hop into the action-lubber grasshoppers,
Peruvian jumping sticks
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, and salmon pink hair tarantulas
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are all unique species known for their powerful legs. Discover them
for yourself at the San Diego Zoo
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's Wildlife Explorers Basecamp. PLAN YOUR VISIT >
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JUMP INTO MORE
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WILDLIFE HEROES
CHANGE THE WORLD.
John, our
ongoing monthly support will make a difference by leaps and bounds for
extraordinary and endangered wildlife, including mountain
yellow-legged frogs and blue-eyed black lemurs. As a Wildlife Hero,
you'll protect biodiversity and safeguard the future for
wildlife, people, and the ecosystems we all share in San Diego and
across the globe.
Every day you bring us closer to a world where all life thrives.
Your monthly gift will secure the future for wildlife around the
globe.
BE A HERO
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With more than 100 years of wildlife care expertise and partnerships
around the globe, we are saving, protecting, and caring for species
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