Articles for tag: Cat Behavior, Cat Physics, Cat Science, Feline Balance, Righting Reflex

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The Physics Behind Cats Always Landing Safely

Suhail Ahmed

There’s a reason videos of midair-flipping cats stop us in our tracks: the stakes look high, the odds look terrible, and yet the landing is often shockingly smooth. For more than a century, scientists have chased the mystery of how a creature can twist in free fall without an external push and still meet the ...

The Science Behind Why Cats Always Land on Their Feet

Suhail Ahmed

  There’s a moment – half gasp, half awe – when a cat slips and time seems to stretch. The animal tumbles, twists, and somehow touches down with a soft thud, eyes bright, dignity intact. For more than a century, that miracle has teased physicists and veterinarians alike: how does a cat flip in midair ...

If cats always choose you, you might have one of these 14 peculiar traits

If cats always choose you, you might have one of these 14 peculiar traits

Jan Otte

Have you ever noticed how some people seem to be cat magnets? Wherever they go, felines appear drawn to them like they possess some mysterious feline frequency. People say that cats just know, that they have instincts we humans can’t even comprehend, and they may sense something in a person that makes them feel safe ...

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Did You Know Your Cat Can Recognize You by the Smell of Your Feet?

Suhail Ahmed

As science shows your cat knows exactly who you are by the scent of your armpits, ears, and even your toes, your cat may show indifference when you walk through the door. Using their strong sense of smell to identify familiar people, a ground-breaking study from Tokyo University of Agriculture has found that domestic cats ...