Scientists have uncovered the secret of “jumping” cats

Scientists have explained why the cat always falls on four feet.

Scientists have explained why the cat always lands on four paws. They conducted an experiment to find out.

Initially, experts wondered how the cat understands which side she should turn over. As it turned out, is responsible for this well-developed vestibular system. The nature has created them in the inner ear, the receptor, which allows the cats to know where they are relative to the earth.

The researchers looked at how the volcano turns ordinary cat and it turned out that the first movement makes it more vigorously and barely manages to roll over before landing. According to the researchers, what makes any cat during the fall, called “the rotation around center of mass.”The animal pressed its front paws and begins to rotate the upper torso, while stretching out his hind legs. After already in reverse order: the hind paws Curling, and the front — stretch, and the lower torso is rotated.

The secret lies in the position of the clutches, scientists have found. Pulling and drawing in them, cats change the center of mass and torso can rotate freely. Before landing, pulling his paws, the cat just dampen the rotation.

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