Changes

====Facial and Flank Marks====

====Facial and Flank Marks====

Facial and flank marks are signals largely used in a cat’s [[Feline Territorial Behaviour#Core Territory|'''core territory''']], where it only expects to encounter other familiar cats. In areas where facial and flank marks are left, other forms of marking (spraying and clawing) are reduced or absent.

Facial and flank marks are signals largely used in a cat’s [[Feline Territorial Behaviour#Core Territory|'''core territory''']], where it only expects to encounter other familiar cats. In areas where facial and flank marks are left, other forms of marking (spraying and clawing) are reduced or absent. From the cat’s perspective, marking of this kind is very efficient. It enables the cat to recognise a safe location from a set of scent mark ‘mementos’ without having to remember details about its appearance and the events that have happened there. This reduces the cognitive burden of processing and memorising the information.

====Spray Marking====

====Spray Marking====