Kangaroos have an amazing jumping ability. They are able to jump up to 10 feet vertically and more than 40 feet horizontally. But while this sounds impressive, it is even more amazing when you are able to witness it in person.
An Australian landscaper named Nathan Xuebsy was recently doing some work in a town named Beveridge, near Melbourne. At one point, he and his fellow workers noticed a kangaroo casually walking past them and into an empty patch of land surrounded by a tall gate.
Wanting to help the animal continue its journey, the workers opened up one of the gates. However, the kangaroo wasn’t interested in using it. Instead, it simply jumped on the fence and used it to gain footing for another jump.
After recovering from amazement, Xuebsy and his colleagues rushed to check in on the kangaroo. It turned out that the animal was completely fine and was joyfully hopping away.
Xuebsy managed to capture the entire thing on video and later shared it on his social media alongside a screenshot of the kangaroo at its highest point.
“I took a screenshot of the video when the kangaroo was at its highest,” Xuebsy said in a chat with Australian media outlet 9 News. “I put it on Facebook and said I think I just took the best photo I ever will in my life.”
