Question: Why do cats always land on their feet?

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  1. Actually, it’s because they have a reflex for it! You can see a nice animation of it on the Wikipedia page. And then, for fun, you can think about the buttered cat paradox: cats always land on their feet, and toast always lands buttered side down, so what would happen if you strapped buttered toast to the back of a cat (butter side up) and dropped it?

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  2. What a interesting question and good answer & good site Steve has sited.
    I learned from both of you and laughed a lot. Thank you very much!

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  3. šŸ™‚ great question. I’ve had heaps of cats as pets and yes, they always land on their feet.

    It’s called a righting reflex, and they can do it because they have a very flexible spine. I think if we humans were as flexible as cats, we might be able to do that as well. However, doesn’t mean they can’t hurt themselves! They can still break a bone or 2 if they fall from a height!

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