ScipioLongstocking t1_j1mfru2 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 4:33 PM

Reply to comment by Urag-gro_Shub in TIL that because of their flexible ankles, red pandas are one of the few animals that can climb down trees head-first. by TexasJustis

Can your cat stop while doing it, or is it more of a controlled fall where the cat runs down the tree?

Urag-gro_Shub t1_j1nxlvo wrote on December 25, 2022 at 11:42 PM

Yeah, she goes down really slow until the last 4 feet or so when it turns into a kinda run-jump. She tends to go more diagnally headfirst rather than straight up and down though