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Does a cat always land on its feet?

April 7, 2016 Marc Abrahams

Does a cat always land on its feet? That’s the title of a concocted article published some years ago in the Annals of Improbable Research. The article was part of last week’s discussion on the Science Friday radio program.

A new BBC program called Life In The Air features this video of a cat righting itself as it drops to earth:

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