the cat’s earliest ancestors probably hunted both on the ground and in the
hunted both on the ground and in the
hunted both on the ground and in the trees to survive they needed not only
trees to survive they needed not only
trees to survive they needed not only claws but remarkable balance an aptitude
claws but remarkable balance an aptitude
claws but remarkable balance an aptitude all cats retained to this day in keeping
all cats retained to this day in keeping
all cats retained to this day in keeping with its reputation the cat usually does
with its reputation the cat usually does
with its reputation the cat usually does land on all fours and scientists have
land on all fours and scientists have
land on all fours and scientists have come to understand how slow-motion
come to understand how slow-motion
come to understand how slow-motion photography reveals that cats always
photography reveals that cats always
photography reveals that cats always write themselves in a precise order the
write themselves in a precise order the
write themselves in a precise order the head rotates first based on messages
head rotates first based on messages
head rotates first based on messages from the eyes and inner ear then the
from the eyes and inner ear then the
from the eyes and inner ear then the spine twists and the rear quarters align
spine twists and the rear quarters align
spine twists and the rear quarters align at the same time the cat arches its back
at the same time the cat arches its back
at the same time the cat arches its back to reduce the force of impact
despite its agility the cat faces
despite its agility the cat faces particular dangers in today’s modern
particular dangers in today’s modern
particular dangers in today’s modern cities here although hundreds of feet
cities here although hundreds of feet
cities here although hundreds of feet above the ground the indoor cat is just
above the ground the indoor cat is just
above the ground the indoor cat is just as attracted by moving prey as is any
as attracted by moving prey as is any
as attracted by moving prey as is any other cat if anything it may be a
other cat if anything it may be a
other cat if anything it may be a stir-crazy bundle of energy so many cats
stir-crazy bundle of energy so many cats
stir-crazy bundle of energy so many cats actually careen through unscreened
actually careen through unscreened
actually careen through unscreened windows that the phenomenon now has a
windows that the phenomenon now has a
windows that the phenomenon now has a name
name
name high-rise syndrome at the Animal Medical
high-rise syndrome at the Animal Medical
high-rise syndrome at the Animal Medical Center in New York City doctors were
Center in New York City doctors were
Center in New York City doctors were perplexed when they found that victims
perplexed when they found that victims
perplexed when they found that victims of higher Falls often had less severe
of higher Falls often had less severe
of higher Falls often had less severe injuries than those that fell a shorter
injuries than those that fell a shorter
injuries than those that fell a shorter distance month since you were here
distance month since you were here
distance month since you were here we’ve been puzzled by the high-rise
we’ve been puzzled by the high-rise
we’ve been puzzled by the high-rise syndrome for a long time the name that
syndrome for a long time the name that
syndrome for a long time the name that we give for cats falling out of windows
we give for cats falling out of windows
we give for cats falling out of windows yeah clinical impression is that cats
yeah clinical impression is that cats
yeah clinical impression is that cats that full from medium level storage that
that full from medium level storage that
that full from medium level storage that hurt much worse than cats that fell from
hurt much worse than cats that fell from
hurt much worse than cats that fell from even greater distances that seemed to
even greater distances that seemed to
even greater distances that seemed to defy our logic that cats that would fall
defy our logic that cats that would fall
defy our logic that cats that would fall farther would be hurt less so we
farther would be hurt less so we
farther would be hurt less so we undertook a study to examine the records
undertook a study to examine the records
undertook a study to examine the records on cats that had been admitted here for
on cats that had been admitted here for
on cats that had been admitted here for falling out of windows and it actually
falling out of windows and it actually
falling out of windows and it actually confirmed that our clinical impression
confirmed that our clinical impression
confirmed that our clinical impression was correct
was correct
was correct it seems that cats that fall from higher
it seems that cats that fall from higher
it seems that cats that fall from higher stories have enough time to reach
stories have enough time to reach
stories have enough time to reach freefall like a parachutist and are
freefall like a parachutist and are
freefall like a parachutist and are relaxed when you experience trauma when
relaxed when you experience trauma when
relaxed when you experience trauma when you’re relaxed you will probably avoid
you’re relaxed you will probably avoid
you’re relaxed you will probably avoid injury when you experience trauma when
injury when you experience trauma when
injury when you experience trauma when you’re very rigid and very tight
you’re very rigid and very tight
you’re very rigid and very tight will tend to maximize injury the cat may
will tend to maximize injury the cat may
will tend to maximize injury the cat may not have nine lives but it’s uncanny
not have nine lives but it’s uncanny
not have nine lives but it’s uncanny ability to sail through the air is
ability to sail through the air is
ability to sail through the air is almost certainly responsible for the
almost certainly responsible for the
almost certainly responsible for the myth
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