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'''Frog jumping''' is a competitive pastime in which [[frog]]s compete to [[jumping|jump]] certain distances. Frog jumping contests are held in small communities scattered around the [[United States]], as part of the folk culture.
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Frog jumping was made famous in a [[short story]] by [[Mark Twain]], "[[The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County]]." An event has been held annually in [[Calaveras County]] since 1928, with other events held in Indiana, Ohio, Washington, Maine, Missouri, Louisiana, New York, and also in Manitoba, Canada. With 4,000 contestants in 2007, the Calaveras County contest has strict rules regulating the frogs' welfare, including limiting the daily number of a frog's jumps, and mandating the playing of calming music in their enclosures. The endangered [[California Red-legged Frog]] may not be entered in the competition. Participants entering the longest jumping frog were to win a $750 prize or $5,000 if their frog breaks the 1986 record of 21 feet, 5¾ inches set by Rosie the Ribeter.

== Bibliography ==
*[http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-05-20-frog-jumping-contest_N.htm USA Today article]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/us/20frog.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin Celebrating, and Quarreling Over, Frogs]

== External links ==
*[http://www.frogjumping.com/ Frog Jumping Championships World Headquarters]
*[http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/price/frog.htm The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County]
*[http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-a-2003-01-09-36-Popular-66298337.html Voa News]
*[http://www.frogfollies.com/ St. Pierre Frog Follies, St. Pierre, Manitoba]
*[http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/jul/29/no-headline---ev_fairfrogjumping/?preventMobileRedirect=1 Vanderburgh County Fair, Indiana]
*[http://www.marionstar.com/article/20110927/LIFESTYLE/109270307/Frog-jumping-contest-winners Green Camp Firefighters Barbecue Festival, Marion, Oh]
*[http://www.wackyowl.com/frog-jumping-contest-festival/ Frog Jump Festival, Valley City, Ohio]
*[http://www.plantersdays.com/2011/06/2011-44th-annual-frog-jumping-contest/ 44th Annual Frog Jumping Contest, Woodland, Washington]
*[http://www.piscataquisvalleyfair.com/2011/frogjumping.html Piscataquis Valley Fair Annual Frog Jumping Contest, Dover-Foxcroft, Me]
*[http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/image_893b5e44-29c7-545d-bc8b-67e850ac8d42.html Corcoran YMCA Frog Jumping Contest, Hanford, Ca]
*[http://www.hannibaljaycees.org/Frog%20Jumping%20Contest.html Hannibal, Missouri Jaycees]
*[http://www.raynefrogfestival.com/site/features/frog-racing-a-jumping Rayne Frog Festival, Rayne, Louisiana]
*[http://www.pembervillefair.org/frog_jump.html Pemberville Fair, Pemberville, Ohio]
*[http://www.iliondoodah.com/frogjumping.html Ilion Days Frog Jumping Contest, Ilion, NY]
== See also ==
*"[[The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County]]"

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Revision as of 16:05, 21 June 2012

Frog jumping is a competitive pastime in which frogs compete to jump certain distances. Frog jumping contests are held in small communities scattered around the United States, as part of the folk culture.

Frog jumping was made famous in a short story by Mark Twain, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." An event has been held annually in Calaveras County since 1928, with other events held in Indiana, Ohio, Washington, Maine, Missouri, Louisiana, New York, and also in Manitoba, Canada. With 4,000 contestants in 2007, the Calaveras County contest has strict rules regulating the frogs' welfare, including limiting the daily number of a frog's jumps, and mandating the playing of calming music in their enclosures. The endangered California Red-legged Frog may not be entered in the competition. Participants entering the longest jumping frog were to win a $750 prize or $5,000 if their frog breaks the 1986 record of 21 feet, 5¾ inches set by Rosie the Ribeter.

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