There is a whole other side to the Jumping Frog Jubilee and that is catching the frogs for the completion. The so-called “Frog Round-Up” requires volunteers to catch bullfrogs in the wild.

With 75 years under its belt, the jumping frog jubilee is “a major part of the frog ecology now,” Shackley reasoned. “For us to stop would interrupt what has become the natural thing. ...

Since Jon Kitchell began competing in the annual Calaveras Jumping Frog Jubilee, his brother has won, his wife has won, and his son has won. Even his daughter-in-law has won.

Hop on by the Calaveras County Fair this week for an annual competition that's sure to be ribbit-ing. The Jumping Frog Jubilee honors Mark Twain's humorous short story published in 1865.

CALAVERAS COUNTY (CBS13) — Mark Twain wrote "The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County," and more than a century-and-a-half later, the competition is hotter than ever. The jubilee just ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. - With five generations of frog jumping enthusiasts, one Bay Area family is gearing up to compete in this weekend's Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. It's a contest ...

Historic Hops: Jumping Frog Jubilee A Calaveras tradition goes for big air, big records. Published May 12, 2014 ...

The scientists even tried their hand at frog-jumping while at the jubilee, Astley said. They couldn’t touch the pros. More to Read . All glory for TCU’s playoff run goes to the Hypnotoad.

There are rules in frog jumping.All frogs must be at least 4 inches long. The jump must begin with all four feet within the 8-inch launch pad. The length of a frog's run is measured from where it ...

Henry Astley had never heard of the Jumping Frog Jubilee, but in a university laboratory on the opposite side of the US, he was engaged in a similar pursuit.

The leaps they'd been recording in the lab are nothing compared with the 7.2-foot-long (2.2 meters) hops completed by frogs at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp, Calif.