Cat righting reflex Essays

  • Cats' Amazing Ability to Survive Falls

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    Manhattan veterinarians, Drs. Wayne Whitney and Cheryl Mehlhaff, it was discovered that out of 115 cases of cats falling (accidentally) from multi-story heights, 90% of them survived. An even more surprising result is that if a cat falls from more than 7 stories its chance of survival doubles, compared to a cat having fallen from 2 to 7 stories (a story averages about 12 feet). No wonder cats are fabled to have nine lives. It turns out that the two most important variables which contribute to the cat's

  • Why Cats Are Better Than Dogs Essay

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    Cats Rule, Dogs Drool Hold on to those pants. Here is a fact: more people around the globe own cats than dogs. In the United States alone, 95.6 million people own felines, over the 83.3 million canine owners. Both kinds of pets have been said to relieve stress, promote optimism in all aspects of life, and make people happy, and even so, 15% more people own pet cats than dogs. So why is this? There are numerous reasons as to why more individuals seek the companionship of cats. Likewise, dogs, too