Within the home range, the cat will also have a smaller core territory that is primarily used as a secure site for resting, feeding, and self-maintenance behaviour. In wild cats this core territory is typically around 100m in diameter and makes up 0.2 to 4% of the total home range<ref>Turner, D.C. & Bateson, P. (1986) The domestic at; the biology of its behaviour. ''Cambridge University Press'', Cambridge. </ref>. This core territory is away from direct view or intrusion by other cats that are not part of the social group. | Within the home range, the cat will also have a smaller core territory that is primarily used as a secure site for resting, feeding, and self-maintenance behaviour. In wild cats this core territory is typically around 100m in diameter and makes up 0.2 to 4% of the total home range<ref>Turner, D.C. & Bateson, P. (1986) The domestic at; the biology of its behaviour. ''Cambridge University Press'', Cambridge. </ref>. This core territory is away from direct view or intrusion by other cats that are not part of the social group. |