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Not really. A cat's claws are, of course, pointed backwards, so if the cat is head downwards, the claws give him very little control over his speed or direction; when he tries to set them into the tree bark, his own downward speed, aided by gravity, will prevent them from setting properly. While it may look like he is running down the tree, it is better to call it a slightly-controlled fall. Generally a cat coming down a tree, if he is head-first, will have his fore-limbs spread out wide and almost at right angles to his body, so that his claws, now aimed sideways, will have at least some grip on the tree.

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