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This is particularly important when we consider that cats have evolved a system of establishing group identity using odour, through '''allorubbing''' and '''allogrooming'''. It would not be possible to establish a group odour if cats did not have some communicative mechanism for reducing distance.
This is particularly important when we consider that cats have evolved a system of establishing group identity using odour, through '''allorubbing''' and '''allogrooming'''. It would not be possible to establish a group odour if cats did not have some communicative mechanism for reducing distance.
==Vocal communication==
==Vocal communication==
Claw, urine and facial/flank marks are generally deposited on vertical surfaces, often on objects that are close to an entry point to a particular space, so that other cats will notice them.
Claw, urine and facial/flank marks are generally deposited on vertical surfaces, often on objects that are close to an entry point to a particular space, so that other cats will notice them.
===Claw Marks===
Claw marks are used to indicate firmer territorial boundaries that discourage the presence of non-resident cats.
===Pheromones===
===Pheromones===