Observe in slow motion how North American toads change the potential energy in their hind legs to kinetic energy to power their leaps

Observe in slow motion how North American toads change the potential energy in their hind legs to kinetic energy to power their leaps

Observe in slow motion how North American toads change the potential energy in their hind legs to kinetic energy to power their leaps

Learn about how North American toads leap in this slow-motion video.

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