Tigers are one of the most powerful predators in the world, and they are known for their incredible leaping abilities. In fact, a famous video from 2004 shows a tiger leaping to attack a man on an elephant’s back, which is about 12 feet in the air! In the wild, tigers have been known to jump up to 15 feet in the air.

But how high can a tiger really jump? This is a question that many people ask after the recent tragedy in San Francisco, where a Siberian tiger mauled three people who were trying to feed it. This attack is causing animal experts to reconsider whether zoos and sanctuaries have the right walls around their big-cat enclosures.

A tiger’s hind legs are larger than their front legs, which helps them generate more power for jumping. They also have a streamlined body that helps them gain momentum as they jump, and their tails can act like a rudder to help them change direction. These features, combined with the tiger’s large muscle mass, make it possible for them to jump such impressive heights.

But tigers aren’t the highest jumpers in the world — that honor goes to cougars, which can reach up to 18 feet in the air when they’re jumping forward. But even a tiger that’s raised in captivity is still capable of making remarkable leaps, as seen in this amazing slo-mo footage of a tiger getting some major air!