Does anyone know how high cats can jump in relation to their body size?
2007-09-08 06:10:06 · 5 answers · asked by treehuggingbeastboy 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
According to the web sites below, cats can jump 7 times the height of their tail. This equates to jumping up in the air approx 5 foot. As a comparison, a human would have to jump twenty-nine feet to match this standing high jump.
http://diabellalovescats.com/catfacts.htm
http://www.lisaviolet.com/cathouse/trivia.html
2007-09-08 06:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by Michele the Louis Wain cat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ours can clear a 6' bookcase edge without touching anything on the way up. Figure anything lower than 8' will be able to be reached by the average cat in a single levitating vertical jump.
2007-09-08 11:53:15 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat is a jumper. He's very acrobatic. He's jumped half way up the wall following a laser light. When I play with him with a string tied to a pole he'll do flips. He is marvelous to watch. He's jumped off my 2nd story balcony too and wasn't hurt at all. So that is at least 15 feet.
2007-09-08 06:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by IamwhatIam♥♥♥♥♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what the record is, but most cats can jump up onto a washing machine or kitchen counter fairly easily.
2007-09-08 06:14:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe they can jump between 5-6 feet stright up. We have four and this is usually what they jump.
Great question. I will look back to see what others say as well. Blessings, Patti
2007-09-08 07:33:33 · answer #5 · answered by Patti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋