Does cat always land on their feet when they fall? Why?
Not always. I’ve seen some attempts by my cats to jump up on things end up in a faceplant or an undignified rump landing. That said, cats have a method for landing on their feet if they have enough time before impact. They can get themselves turned around in mid-air and then spread out like a flying squirrel to slow their descent. Cats tend to survive their injuries if they fall from a height of at least seven stories and the furthest a cat is known to have fallen and lived was 46 stories! There are two reasons cats can survive such high falls. The first is that they are able to land on their feet. To do this, a cat must first get his head oriented properly. His tail whips around to provide balance and stability. His shoulders turn after the head and his spine twists to rotate the hips into place (click on the image to see this). When a cat falls, he feels himself picking up speed and bunches up in terror. This makes him MORE aerodynamic and he will fall faster until he reaches termina
