2007-04-16 08:17:35 · 12 answers · asked by christian o 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Cats are blessed with a far superior inner-ear that enables them to almost always land on their feet. Yet there are those occasions where the fall is either too short or too far and they can't get onto their feet on time or because of the type of fall. A cat's sense of equilibrium is astounding and makes me jealous to be quite honest!
2007-04-16 09:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by mangamaniaciam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An amazing joint system in their back allows them to usually land on their feet.
In my younger days some friends and I held a cat and dropped it 5 times while recording. Watching it in slow-mo is amazing! It spins and twists so it can land feet down as long as it has about 2 feet to fall. Anything less and it just plops down and gets very angry.
(I would never do such a thing now, but it was very informative)
2007-04-16 08:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a myth cats do not always land on there feet..many have fallen and recieved internal injurys. broken bones and sadly died from falls or people tossing them up too see if they will land on there feet
2007-04-16 10:38:18 · answer #3 · answered by Hammers storm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not always true. I have a very clumsy kitty that falls off everything and not always on her feet. Afterward she will look at me as if to say "I meant to do that"!
2007-04-16 08:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by Maggie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't always land on they're feet...
Sometimes they land wrong...
2007-04-16 09:23:25 · answer #5 · answered by Catlover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a kitten that, more often than not, doesn't land on her feet!
2007-04-16 08:25:03 · answer #6 · answered by Vic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a reflex cats have. Just how God made them... It's a good thing though
2007-04-16 08:48:51 · answer #7 · answered by April 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats don't always land on their feer
2007-04-16 08:20:10 · answer #8 · answered by ***Jamie*** 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They don't always, listen carefully: My cat fell from my living room chair two days ago. He landed hard on his neck, was paralyzed and died about 2-minutes later from asphyxiation. I am totally heart-broken. Please, please be careful with your kitties!
2007-04-16 09:32:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't always.
2007-04-16 08:23:40 · answer #10 · answered by kamcrash 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋