He could clearly see us and it wasn't long before he was well within leaping distance, less than five metres away.
In some places, bridges and causeways have leaped distances once conquerable only by boat.
He said the Internet had led to a "quantum leap" for distance education providers, particularly in places with good broadband infrastructure like South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Start running at a pace that'll give you enough momentum to leap the distance, but don't go so fast that you take off with excessive force.
These bugs are not really fleas, but springtails, a primitive wingless insect that can leap long distances using its tail.
A brilliantly hued poster of Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, a warrior who could leap great distances, hung on the wall behind her.
We might fancy ourselves to be a global village, tuned into lives remote from ours and, thanks to technology, able to leap vast distances and bridge cultural divides.
Rothschild is best known for her research on fleas--explaining how they reproduce, choose their hosts, and leap enormous distances.
"Since the flowers blend almost perfectly with beech leaves as a backdrop," he says, it's a double-ghost, nearly transparent, and camouflaged to boot, with a mysterious ability to leap great distances.
