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guided by her behavior in tense situations. The matriarch's status is based on predictability, accumulated social experience and benefits for the entire group. The Queen knows best where to get more food, how to deal with a pack of stray dogs and how to take care of kittens. The fewer conflicts and traumas, the higher the chances of maintaining your territory and raising offspring. Actually, this is the main goal of feline cohabitation. Raise kittens, protect the den and stay well fed. What about the rest of the group? Unlike the hierarchy of wolves and dogs, where each member of the pack has a specific role, the task of cats is to tolerate each other in the same territory. That's enough! They come to the aid of their relatives only in times of urgent need - in the spring, at the height of the season of love. It often happens that March Madness hits everyone in a group at the same time. This means that one fine day a cozy den turns into a bustling kindergarten. But the kittens are looked after not by one female, but by the whole group, which increases the survival rate of the cubs significantly. Cats feed other people's babies, lick them, and protect the den from potential threats. The kittens are too vulnerable and the territory is too valuable to defend alone. But a flock of angry mothers is quite capable of this. However, one cannot expect total altruism from members of the cat group. For example, they get food exclusively alone. Representatives of one flock tolerate members of the group at “their” food source, but if a cat has gotten a mouse somewhere, it will not share it with the others. Yes, and street cats do not hunt in packs - in the matter of food, every man is for himself. Where are the cats in this whole story? Contrary to the popular idea of ​​the “main cat of the area,” males are not included in the structure of street cat groups. They do not participate in raising kittens, do not guard the den: their presence in a cat flock, as a rule, is limited only to a short breeding period. When females come into heat, suitors come to their territory, fight for the right to become a father, and after a successful or not so successful wedding they move on, looking for a new family. Sometimes the cat may stay, butThis still won’t make him a member of the group. Author: Arina Taran Editor: Elizaveta Isaeva 🏀 Hit the hoop and get an NFT gift — https://t.me/BasketbolX_bot