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Springy steps

Spring is the time of year when the natural world embraces the rising temperatures and longer days; a time of awakening and new growth. Barren habitats are beginning to be transformed with splashes of colour from early blooming wildflowers. Snowdrops, the early flowering specialists, are already producing magnificent displays; keen eyes will also have spotted daffodils and wild garlic.

We have taken a more literal approach to spring, picking out the best clips of animals with spring either in their name or step! Look out for the Tibetan spring snake and a springy arthropod that can flick its body 15cm into the air which, when scaled up, would be like a human jumping over the Eiffel Tower!

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