NHK's popular nature program "Darwin Has Come!" (General) will air "Jump, Jump, Jump! The Great Jumper, the Tarsier" from 7:30 pm on October 5th. The program will feature the tarsier, the greatest jumper in the monkey world. It will thoroughly analyze the tarsier's super jumps. From its incredible aerial posture to its artistic landings, the super jumper's incredible techniques will be revealed. Hunting, raising children, and even enemy attacks can all be solved with a single leap...
The tiny palm-sized tarsier is the most famous jumper in the monkey world. It leaps swiftly from branch to branch like a ninja, capturing its target prey one after another. It can leap a distance of an astounding 25 times its body length. In human terms, this is like jumping the length of a train car without a running start. We followed the tarsier as it bounded and bounded through the dark jungle.
Using ultra-slow motion footage, we analyze the entire process from the jump to mid-air position and landing to discover the secrets behind high-speed super jumps.
