The researchers find that "trunk rotation during air-righting in cats occurs sequentially, with the anterior trunk rotating ...

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A cat falls, spins quickly in the air, and lands safely on its paws. To us, it looks like a small miracle. For cats, it’s a vital survival reflex. This ...

When cats fall, they usually land on their feet. This uncanny ability to right themselves before hitting the ground has long puzzled scientists. Now, a team from Yamaguchi University in Japan has the ...

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The first, “legs in, legs out,” suggests that cats correct their falling trajectory by first extending their hind limbs ...

For hundreds of years, scientists have struggled to solve one of life's most enduring mysteries: How do cats always land on ...

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Researchers used high-speed cameras and motion tracking to show the air-righting reflex relies on spine flexion, front and rear body rotation, and tail adjustments that conserve zero angular momentum ...

An exceptionally flexible region of the spine enables falling cats to twist the front and back halves of their body sequentially to ensure a safe landing ...