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The falling cat problem has elicited interest from scientists including George Gabriel Stokes, James Clerk Maxwell, and Étienne-Jules Marey.In a letter to his wife, Katherine Mary Clerk Maxwell, Maxwell wrote, "There is a tradition in Trinity that when I was here I discovered a method of throwing a cat so as not to light on its feet, and that I used to throw cats out of windows.
The cat righting reflex is a cat's innate ability to orient itself as it falls in order to land on its feet. The righting reflex begins to appear at 3–4 weeks of age, and is perfected at 6–9 weeks. [ 1 ]
If a cat falls off something, they will pretend like it didn’t happen. If they go to pounce and miss, they’ll act like they meant to do it. Which is not to say that cats can’t look ridiculous.
A 1987 study speculated that this is done after falling five stories to ensure the cat reaches a terminal velocity by thereafter relaxing and spreading their bodies to increase drag. [ 4 ] [ 10 ] In 2021, a Chicago cat jumped from the fifth floor of a burning building, bounced after landing on a grass lawn feet-first and survived with no injuries.
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And it’s clear that the cat mom in question has put a lot of thought into the area, like bolting the decor to the wall so the cat can’t knock it over. (We all know cats love knocking things over.)
After pushing the cat away, Foghorn returns to the scene in question and uses the pump, discovering its true purpose. As he tries to blow the worm out himself, the cat return and snatches it from him before he takes a bite at it. Back at the pond, the cat forces the worm at gunpoint to act as bait for the fishes. As he is about to go fishing ...
Gizmo isn't the first cat to survive a big fall. Back in May, a cat in an unidentified location fell three stories after losing its grip on the side of a building. It sprung back up, and ran off.