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Most humans can jump just fine and nobody gives a damn, so why is it so transfixing and adorable when animals do it? I don't have all the answers, but here are a dozen videos of all kinds of creatures hopping around. Time to crank up the speakers and play Kriss Kross's 'Jump Jump' all across the barnyard, 'cause it's an animal party.

This nine-week-old arctic fox named Jens is so adorable tumbling all over the place, I'm considering becoming my neighborhood's first Crazy Fox Lady.


I'd like you to meet a goat named Shelly, a tap-dancing queen.


Ruby the boxer dog has hops like Michael Jordan.



Here's a Jack Russell terrier puppy leaping just like a deer through a soybean field.



Like what they say about counting sheep jumping over the fence (or outdoor arm chairs...)



Here's a dog on an actual high jump in a rodeo show in Australia.


It may be a low hurdle, but it's still a decent jump for a pig! This is like a whole motivational sports movie packed into a minute, starring Snorts.



Somehow, this guy trained a wolf to jump for treats. Surprisingly, the wolf doesn't seem to consider the man a treat.



This playful welsh terrier puppy makes the list for hopping nose-first into the camera.



Here's a baby deer hopping around in a lawn sprinkler.



Peacocks don't fly all that much, but this is evidence they can jump.



Here's a cow jumping a low hurdle, set to "Sexy Back."