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Cats can fly – false

Question asked:

“Cats can fly.”
False
Confidence: High Checked on October 25, 2026

Summary

Cats are unable to achieve powered flight; they can only jump or fall, and the notion of flying cats is a myth or a band name, not a biological capability.

Sources 59 searched

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
nature.com
  • The physics of cats | Nature Reviews Physics

    Feline flexibility continues to inspire semi-serious discussions, for example around the question of whether cats are liquids. Part of the definition of a liquid is that it takes on the shape of the container holding it. Countless memes on the Internet show that cats do the same. This photographic evidence may not match the scientific rigour of the tumbling cat series, but it was enough to get one physicist thinking.

science.org
en.wikipedia.org
  • Cats Can Fly - Wikipedia

    Cats Can Fly was a Canadian pop rock band active in the 1980s. They released one album in 1986. Cats Can Fly began as a school rock band called Ethos at Elia Junior High School (now Elia Middle School) in North York, Ontario in 1971. The original members were Jim Longmuir on guitar, Alan Frizell ...

bestfriends.org
countrysideveterinaryclinic.org
  • National Cat Day Debunking 6 Common Cat Myths

    However, veterinarians believe this myth comes from cats extreme agility and ability to get themselves out of the stickiest of situations. They can survive significant falls, defend themselves, jump to heights to avoid dangers, and moreearning them a survivalist reputation.

animalhumanesociety.org
petrelocation.com
worldcarepet.com

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