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

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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, ...

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

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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Why do falling cats always seem to land on their feet? Scientists have been arguing about the precise mechanism for a very long time—since at least 1700, in fact—conducting all manner of experiments ...

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