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==Core Territory==
==Core Territory==
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.
[[Feline Communication Behaviour#Olfactory communication|Facial and flank marks]] are deposited in core territory where a cat does not anticipate meeting unfamiliar cats.
==Territory Defense==
==Territory Defense==