i bet on the moon they could...we should send a hippo to the moon to check

What's the only mammal that cannot jump?


I am willing to bet that you are looking for the Elephant. There are many sites on the web which have stated that the elephant is the only mammal which can not jump. This is NOT the truth.
Just on the Web alone there are several others listed including the okapi, guinea pig and raccoon who are also reported as not being able to jump. (see references).
In the same class as the elephant, both Hippopotamus and Rhinoceroses come closer to skipping than jumping. Like the elephant, their body mass is too great in relation to their mass.
In addition, all bats have weak legs and usually have trouble walking, let alone jumping.
It has been recorded that sloths move too slow to jump. Plus they seldom climb down out of their trees.
Giraffes are known to run, but apparently always have one “foot on the ground.” Due to their neck structure, it may not be possible for them to jump in the usual meaning of the word.
Due to their odd physical shapes and relatively slow speeds, echidna (spiny anteater),
duck-billed platypus and koala might also be listed among the non-jumpers.
Finally, there are the non-land mammals most of which can come at least part way out of the water, but none have legs and by definition, can not jump. These would include whales, porpoises, dolphins, manatees and maybe even sea lions.

Also this:
Urban Dictionary: Hippo Jump

I don't need to win anything,
but I'd like to play.

Hippocampus is where they are schooled?

hippocrates is one of the professors...

jehosaphat is the jumping coach and since i'm knowledgeable about physics, i'm coach hypotenuse.

...and with my able assistance, we plan to field a team of jumping hippos on the moon. Due to the reduced gravity, hippos have been observed to jump quite well on the moon, as well as a cow once jumped over the moon, but she's on a different team and her moon jumping record is currently under review due to gender identity questions, she's suspected of being a bull but I believe she just has androgen insensitivity and hope to prove that with a glass of milk...back to the hippos: we coach them to slightly crouch down and as they suddenly extend, the momentum of their weight is enough to exceed the gravity at the moon's surface, thus the entire hippo leaves the surface and is jumping.

You other folks can choose one of the other "non jumping" animals and coach a team of those guys. I am available as a Physics of Jumping consultant if needed.

i am forever enlightened...

(i'm also winning the other thread...)

don't count your enlightenments before your egg cracks

alas, poor humpty...

"There's a sign in the desert that lies to the west
Where you can't tell the night from the sunrise
And not all the king's horses and all the king's men
Have prevented the fall of the unwise..."

I coulda used some of their help myself

moi aussi...

top o' the mornin' to ya, unc

sun's over the yardarm now...

I think I lost Take 3... I'm tapping out on it.

was this the hippo thread?

how do hippos swim so well seeing as they're so damn fat? Human beings would sink like a rock!

not true, Xerxys. I have found that large (high body fat) people are more bouyant than some skinny, boney runt.

Otherwise, baby hippos are so cute...though now I'm thinking of that one they pulled out from inside a large snake after they killed the snake ...musta been a boa since anacondas are only in South America.

babalouie, babalouie, babalouie, babalouie, babalouie, babalouie, babalouie, babalouie, babalouie, babalouie...

om nom nom

ahhh ummmmm

gezundheit...

danke schoen, darling danke schoen

The Chargers are a "schoen" to win their division

'zat like a shoehorn?

Foghorn Leghorn ..."That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son."

frogging legions...

Spartacus Frog

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...iator_frog.jpg

leapin' lizards...

relaxing reptiles

snarling snails...

tumescent turtles

undulating uvulas...

(haven't we been here before?)

yes...at least 2 times too often

well let's maintain the status quo, you leave me alone to win here and i don't revisit any unpleasant memories for you...

i'm your worst nightmare, unc! Btw, I've always found my olfactory memories to be very strong. I can still smell many of the people I've known. And naturally it takes 2 nasal openings to optimize my olfactory senses.

how about a nice hawaiian punch? :)

i think i'll have that with rum, thank you

yo-ho-ho...

were you ever a pirate?

no, but i was a cardinal in little league...