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Study by Japanese researchers explains cats’ midair righting reflex
A team at Yamaguchi University in Japan has identified a mechanical property of the feline spine that helps explain how cats can rotate midair to land on their feet. Their peer-reviewed study, ...
When falling cats turn themselves the right way up before they hit the ground, they have a secret trick: a region of their spine that is exceptional at twisting. “We compared the flexibility of the ...
Falling cats in the study also seemed to show a marked preference for turning to the right.
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