Cats are renowned for always landing on their feet. While that’s not entirely true, “cat physics” sounds like an oxymoron. Scientific laws don’t appear to apply to animals that can squeeze into ...
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Do Cats Really Always Land on Their Feet?
Cats, according to popular belief, always land on their feet—even when they fall from a great height. But is this really true? And if so, why are cats often able to land on all fours after a fall?
Animals that fall upside down typically engage in an aerial righting response so as to reorient dorsoventrally. This behavior can be preparatory to gliding or other controlled aerial behaviors and is ...
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