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  • How does a cat land on its legs when dropped?

    01/24/2005 10:53:22 AM PST · by FoxInSocks · 40 replies · 1,561+ views
    Physlink.com ^ | 2005 | unk.
    How does a cat land on its legs when dropped?ANSWER 1: Cats have the seemingly unique ability to orient themselves in a fall allowing them to avoid many injuries. This ability is attributed to two significant feline characteristics: A “righting reflex” and a unique skeletal structure. The “righting reflex” is the cat’s ability to first, know up from down, and then the innate nature to rotate in mid air to orient the body so its feet face downward. Animal experts say that this instinct is observable in kittens as young as three to four weeks, and is fully developed by...