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Asked by to David, Johanna, Linda, Tamas, Tom on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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Linda Cremonesi answered on 19 Jun 2014:
The reason is because cats are really smart (or so I think). If you watch a video of a cat falling down you can see that they turn their whole body (helping themselves with shoulders and tail) before getting to the floor. Actually it’s more dangerous for a cat to fall down from something low than from something high. If a cat falls down from something too low, it won’t have the time to turn completely and fall on its feet!
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David Davila answered on 19 Jun 2014:
Cats can twist themselves into new positions because they have amazingly flexible backbones and no collarbones!
As a demonstration, you can see here the weirdest cat gif I’ve ever looked at (and I’ve seen a loooot of cat gifs)
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Thomas Smith answered on 23 Jun 2014:
Just to add some more stats to Linda’s post. According to a study by some vets in New York in the 1980s, of 115 cats who fell from high-rise apartments, 90% survived, including one who fell from the 32nd floor!!
Cats that fell from above the 9th floor suffered less injury than those that fell from lower heights. Wow!
Here is a link to some info on that study: http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/domestic-cat-info5.htm
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