
Why do cats survive falls from great heights ? http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17492802 Cats are known to have adapted to falling from heights . It is hard for scientists to investigate this theory as they cannot just simply throw cats from great heights to investigate this theory. According to this article, "Cats’ remarkable ability to survive falls from great heights is a simple and predictable matter of physics, evolutionary biology, and physiology". https://sciencebasedlife.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/how-do-cats-survive-falls-from-great-heights/ In a 1987 study of 132 cats brought to a New York City emergency veterinary clinic after falls from high-rise buildings, 90% of treated cats survived and only 37% needed emergency treatment to keep them alive. One that fell 32 stories onto concrete suffered only a chipped tooth and a collapsed lung and was released after 48 hours. https://sciencebasedlife.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/how-do-cats-survive-falls-from-gr...