0:00:03 > 0:00:06Oh, the new boss is going to be here soon. I hope nothing goes wrong.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11You better watch out, Colin. I heard she's got big plans for this place.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Hi, lads. Is the new boss here yet?
0:00:13 > 0:00:17I want to show her my magic jumping beans. Look at them.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18- JUMPING BEANS:- Whee, whee, whee!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- SHE GASPS - I think she's coming!- Argh!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30ALL: Ow!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Yes? Ms Hucklebuck, here.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35No, just arriving now.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38It seems to be some sort of TV studio.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39BELL RINGS
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Positions, please, everyone.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43I don't have a clue, either.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46This is Brain Freeze!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48With Dr Knowles,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Professor McCork,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Colin the floor manager
0:00:54 > 0:00:56and Ms Hucklebuck.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Stand by!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Come on, everybody.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- BOTH:- It's time for...
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Today, we're asking, which animal can jump the farthest?
0:01:11 > 0:01:15The animal kingdom is full of some incredible jumpers.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Tell me, which one can hop the highest, huh?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Amongst mammals, the klipspringer can jump the highest
0:01:20 > 0:01:23relative to its own body size.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27This small African antelope is able to jump ten times its own height.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31The mammal that can jump the farthest relative to its own
0:01:31 > 0:01:32body size is the kangaroo rat.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36It's able to jump 45 times its own length.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38That's amazing. 45 times?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I wonder how high I can jump?
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Up! Up! Up!
0:01:42 > 0:01:46No, I don't think there's much going on here, actually.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48I can't seem to see anything happening.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Oh, how unprofessional!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I think it's time for a break.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57And we're clear!
0:01:57 > 0:02:00This is the brilliant Doctor Knowles,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02our head of research and development.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Pleased to meet you, Ms Hucklebuck. - Hello, yes.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Oh, yes, and this is Professor McCork. He's a scientist, too.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Sort of.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14How's it going, boss? Do you want a magic bean?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- JUMPING BEANS:- Whee, whee, whee! - Oh, jumping beans!
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Whee!- Hey, come back here, you.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20BELL RINGS
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Oh, crumpets! Positions!
0:02:28 > 0:02:32So, tell us, Dr Knowles, which animal can jump the farthest?
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Jumping spiders can jump
0:02:33 > 0:02:35100 times their own body length,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39tree frogs can jump 150 times their own body length
0:02:39 > 0:02:44and fleas can jump 220 times their own body length.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49Wow! Nothing could beat that. Could it, Dr Knowles? Nothing!
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Well, actually, there is one creature -
0:02:52 > 0:02:55a tiny crustacean called a copepod
0:02:55 > 0:02:59can accelerate to a speed of 500 body lengths per second
0:02:59 > 0:03:01when it's performing an escape jump.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05That's the equivalent of a human underwater propelling themselves
0:03:05 > 0:03:09over 800 metres in one second.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Un-be-lievable.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13So now you know, folks -
0:03:13 > 0:03:17the tiny copepod is by far nature's best jumper.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19See you next time!
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- JUMPING BEANS:- Whee, whee, whee!
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Oh, McCork! You've done it again.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Yeah, sorry about that, Colin.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Still, though, they brighten the place up a lot, don't you think?
0:03:32 > 0:03:37Oh, this is not a good start on Ms Hucklebuck's first day.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Chin up, Colin. Who knows, maybe she likes jumping beans?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Shoo! Shoo! Shoo, shoo, shoo.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45No, no-no.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Shoo! Shoo, shoo!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Oh, crumpets!