Falling Feline Photos
Back in 1968 photographer Ralph Crane took a series of photographs for Life magazine that demonstrated exactly how a cat manages to always land on its feet when falling from a height. These photos were used as an aide in determining how astronauts would need to manipulate their bodies in order to move around their space capsules in the zero gravity environment of space.
I’m sure they were very useful for the astronauts, but as a cat lover I find them fascinating in and of themselves. Additionally, according to a 1987 study from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Two vets examined 132 cases of cats that had fallen out of high-rise windows and were brought to the Animal Medical Center, a New York veterinary hospital, for treatment. On average the cats fell 5.5 stories, yet 90 percent survived.
Is it any wonder cats rule the world?
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