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Jumping
Some types of kangaroos can leap a distance of 30 feet. White-tailed Deer, when bounding, can cover almost the same distance. But the long-jump champion is probably the inch-long Southern Cricket Frog, which makes leaps of more than 60 times its body length.

As for the high jump, the Red Kangaroo can hurdle a 10-foot fence. North America's White-tailed Deer can hurdle an obstacle 8 1/2 feet high. Those leapers have got nothing on the lowly spittlebug though, which jumps 115 times its body height. The deer and kangaroo would have to jump about 600 feet to compete with the spittlebug!

Height

Elephants are usually 2-3.5m tall.

If we are talking about height, no animal can beat giraffes! With an astonishingly long neck, a giraffe can be more than 18 feet tall, making it the world's tallest animal.

Male Lions: Male lions are typically 4 feet in height with a large mane of hair that begins to develop around age two that surrounds the neck. The mane can vary in colour from tawny/tan to black.
Females: Females are 44 inches in height, and have no mane around their neck. Cubs are born with a slightly spotted coat that changes to their parents tawny coloration around three months of age. Female lions live longer than males and Serengeti female lions can live up to age 18, whereas males typically live to age 12.

Kangaroos are usually3-9ft tall.

Bones

The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.

We have the same about of neck bones as a giraffe and a mouse!

Birds

Hummingbirds are incredibly aerobatic and able to hover and fly backwards--even upside-down--and attain respectable forward speeds of 40kph or more during straight-line migration.

Penguins swim with surprising grace. A penguin's body is wedge-shaped, like a boat, and moves easily through water. Its strong, flipper-shaped wings work well under water, too; a penguin flaps them to "fly" forward while steering with its wings, feet and tail.

Ostriches are the largest and strongest of living birds. When fully grown can attain a height from crown to foot of about 2.4 m (about 8 ft) and a weight of up to 136 kg (300 lb). A young bird can run about 55 kms (35 miles an hour for short distances)! Whereas a fully grown adult, can run 100 kms (60 miles) an hour.

Largest

The Saltwater Crocodile can grow to lengths of 7 metres, it is the largest reptile.

Turtles can grow to be over 100 years old.

The blue whale is the largest mammal, even though it lives in the sea, it is still a mammal just like us. At up to 33 meters (110 feet) in length and 181 metric tonnes (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is believed to be the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth,[2] though some recent dinosaur discoveries may contradict this long-held belief.

The hippo's mouth is especially large; in fact, the hippo can open its mouth wider than any other living animal except the whales.

Random

On average, there are only about 100 shark attacks each year and only 10 of those result in a human death. More people a year have accidents putting on their pants!

The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.

Camels store water in their humps in the form of fat. This allows the camels to travel days without any food or water.