• Question: why do cats always land on their feet

    Asked by rashid123 to Anna, Jonathan, Samantha, Sam on 30 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Angharad Davies

      Angharad Davies answered on 30 Jun 2012:

      This is a really good question. Cats have a ‘righting reflex’ which means they can turn the right way round in mid-air, which is amazing. They can do it because they have a very flexible backbone and no real collarbone.

      If they fall from a height though they can still be injured, even though they are the right way up, so don’t try it!

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