9. Myth: Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

谬误9：大象是唯一不会跳的动物。

It’s true, elephants can’t jump – if by jumping we mean the state at which an animal propels itself off the ground by its own force, with all feet off the ground at the same time – but they’re definitely not the only ones. A few other animals that can’t jump are the sloth, hippo, rhino, giraffe, rockhopper penguin, and countless others. Could you imagine a hippo gliding gracefully through the air? Perhaps only if you’re into Disney cartoons.

千真万确，大象不能跳——如果说跳，我们指的是一个动物以一己之力让自己离开地面，所有的脚在同时离地的状态，但大象绝不是唯一不能跳的。还有许多其它动物也不会跳，如树懒、河马、犀牛、长颈鹿、凤冠企鹅等，数不胜数。你能想象一头河马在空中优雅地滑翔吗？也许只有在迪斯尼卡通中才能看到吧。