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Wild Georgia: Creatures in the wild may deserve their own gold medals
The white-tailed deer also is no slouch at high jumping. The Olympic record for high jump is 7 feet, 10 inches, but deer can jump more than 8 feet high, the typical height of fences to deter deer from gardens. The tiny spittlebug, or froghopper, can hop 2 …