'Olympic gold medal' for plants and animals

The record of animal jumping world belongs to the cicada dance Philaenus spumarius , living popularly in England. This species jumps up to 70cm - 115 times its body length, if this ratio is equivalent, people must jump as high as 200m - a milestone compared to humans - (Photo: Alamy)

Looking at images of Atlantic sails Istiophorus albicans helps us relate to athletes competing in sailing. Because this fish has a large dorsal fin lining the length of the body and when it expands it looks like a sail - (Photo: Doug Perrine / Alamy)

When the fruit of the Impatiens glandulifera species (commonly found in the Himalayas) ripens, they explode and shoot the seeds away. Each tree can produce 2,500 seeds and its seeding technique - similar to shooting - helps them disperse and survive in a new area - (Photo: Mallinckrodt / Alamy)

The Acinonyx jubatus newspaper was dubbed the terrestrial mammal that ran the world at 113km / h, while Jamaican 'lightning' Usain Bolt - the fastest sprinter in the world also reaching speed of 44.6km / hour - (Photo: Chris Johns / NGC / Getty Images)

During the mating season when spring comes, a pair of European rabbits Lepus europaeus often 'boxing' (boxing) together to choose a mate. Specifically, males - females standing on their hind legs and fighting with their forelegs, which males show their strong will have a chance to choose 'paired' by females - (Photo: Duncan Usher / Corbis)

The white-handed gibbon Hylobates agilis (living in the Southeast Asian forests) has the movements to jump and pass flexible branches just like the athletes competing in gymnastics - (Photo: Corbis)

The amazing ability of animals is also found in Sterna paradisaea - the 'marathon' bird that performs migration from the Arctic breeding ground in the summer to winter in Antarctica with a long distance 80,000km / year - (Photo by MichaelS Quinton / MGC / Getty)