Lion pictures and videos

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Technically it's not that "high of a jump", his hind legs don't get extremely far off the ground, he grabs a hold with his front limbs to pull him self up. In fact with most big cats, they don't actually jump as high as we think, because their spines are so flexible they are able to elongate their bodies to give the impression that they are jumping further or higher than they really are. 
All that being said, remember this is only in relative terms, they still jump very high. But the true "leapers" will be the cats with longer hind legs. Like the puma, caracal etc. 
But seeing a real "big cat" get off the ground gives me an impression of power over agility. I'm always impressed when I see lions and tigers leap. It takes a lot of power to move those big bodies. Reply