2007-02-18 05:44:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
dont know.my mate used to throw them down the stairs upside down and they always landed on their feet.wonder what would happen if someone threw him down the stairs backward....?
2007-02-18 05:50:52 · answer #1 · answered by sam tyler 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Contrary to popular belief, falling cats do not always land on their feet. In fact, every day cats sustain serious injuries from falling out of open windows, off balconies, and from rooftops. Cats do not fear heights and will often leap after a bird or a butterfly only to find themselves falling through the air. The trauma sustained from a fall of over two stories (24 to 30 feet) is known as high-rise syndrome.
2007-02-18 11:43:34 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Karen Roe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't actually.
They are very agile and will usually manoeuvre so they land on their feet but if they don't have time to do this or fall from a great height and pick up so much speed that they can't hold position they can land wrong and be badly hurt.
2007-02-18 09:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't always land on their feet. Loads of cats hurt themselves when they fall from somewhere "not high enough". They need enough time to "turn around" so they can land on their feet.
My friend's clumsy cat fell off the first floor balcony and broke her jaw, poor thing!
2007-02-18 05:49:07 · answer #4 · answered by M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cats dont always land on their feet. that's a myth
2007-02-18 08:01:28 · answer #5 · answered by JennieRose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why but i sure am glad they do because my cat once fell from tha top of the stairs all the way to the floor and the was about 15 yards high.
2007-02-18 06:17:13 · answer #6 · answered by danny 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they don't. especially when they fall from a short distance. cats are better at coping with a fall from a height of greater than 7 storeys, than they are from a fall of less than 7 storeys. this is due to the fact that when they reach terminal velocity, they are able to position themselves to make landing result in the fewest injuries, due to the increased surface area. when they fall from less than 7 storeys, they do not have time to position themselves, and often suffer serious injury.
2007-02-18 05:50:36 · answer #7 · answered by john c 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i heard the longer the tail the more balance they have to land on their feet
2007-02-18 05:47:40 · answer #8 · answered by Badtink95 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a link. It has a lot to do with the inner ear and the extra 5 vertebrae in there spine.
2007-02-18 05:51:40 · answer #9 · answered by SHAy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of their weight ratio. It causes them to get over to their feet.
2007-02-18 06:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by flyinonice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if they landed on there heads it would be night night nurse.
2007-02-18 05:48:32 · answer #11 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋