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  2. Cat righting reflex - Wikipedia

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    The tail seems to help but cats without a tail also have this ability, since a cat mostly turns by moving its legs and twisting its spine in a certain sequence. [2] While cats provide the most famous example of this reflex, they are not the only animal known to have a mid-air righting capability.

  3. Falling cat problem - Wikipedia

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    The falling cat problem has elicited interest from scientists including George Gabriel Stokes, James Clerk Maxwell, and Étienne-Jules Marey.In a letter to his wife, Katherine Mary Clerk Maxwell, Maxwell wrote, "There is a tradition in Trinity that when I was here I discovered a method of throwing a cat so as not to light on its feet, and that I used to throw cats out of windows.

  4. Cat behavior - Wikipedia

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    The cat is on high alert or is upset, and is not receptive to interaction. Cats may also flick their tails in an oscillating, snake-like motion, or abruptly from side to side, often just before pouncing on an object or animal. [3] "Fluffed" or "Halloween-cat tail" - When a cat fluffs up their tails, they are not happy. Here, they are attempting ...

  5. Cat anatomy - Wikipedia

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    The caudal vertebrae form the tail, used by the cat as a counterbalance to the body during quick movements. Between their vertebrae, they have elastic discs, useful for cushioning the jump landings. Cat skeleton. The cat's vertebrae are held by muscles rather than by ligaments as in humans. [25]

  6. 10 things you likely didn't know about dogs' tails - AOL

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    The tail is also more exposed and active than the backbone, so there's a greater chance of injury. Number 1: The term 'hair of the dog' comes from the tail. Back in the day, Pliny the Elder said ...

  7. Dog anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Dogs have disconnected shoulder bones (lacking the collar bone of the human skeleton) that allow a greater stride length for running and leaping. They walk on four toes, front and back, and have vestigial dewclaws on their front legs and on their rear legs. When a dog has extra dewclaws in addition to the usual one in the rear, the dog is said ...

  8. Why does my cat sleep by my head? Here are 10 heart ... - AOL

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    Sleeping close to their owner’s head can indicate that a cat feels safest near them. Since cats are most vulnerable while sleeping, this behavior shows they trust their owner to protect them. 4.

  9. Feline hyperesthesia syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Other treatments have also been attempted such as acupuncture or the use of Elizabethan collars and tail bandaging. [4] [6] Acupuncture has been successfully used as treatment within at least one suspected case of feline hyperesthesia syndrome. [6] In extreme cases, the Elizabethan collar and tail bandaging become necessary to stop self-mutilation.