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Article: OF MICE AND MYTHS; As scientists insist miceDON'T like cheese, what about the other tall tales of the animal kingdom?
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 8, 2006
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CATS ALWAYS LAND ON THEIR FEET WHILE cats have been known to fall 20 storeys without any ill effects, a safe trip is by no means a given, and experts claim few cats can survive a fall of more than 60ft. They do, however, have a 'righting reflex' governed by a complex organ in their inner ear which allows them to twist and spread out like a parachute as they plummet. Even if they do land upright, they can sustain severe injuries from the impact.
The Cats Protection League says fractured jaws and pelvises are the most common high-dive breakages.
One feisty feline did, however, survive a 46-storey fall after bouncing off a happily placed canopy and into a plant pot.
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