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Cat Natural Instinct

Let's say you wake up in the middle of the night and fix yourself a snack in

the kitchen. You might realize your cat is awake and become concerned.

Actually, Cats are instinctually crepuscular. Long ago cats hunted at night toaoid predators. !er time, they trained themseles to be night owls capable of

detecting motion in minimal lighting.

!ftentimes a cat will rub her body on furniture, your leg, isitors, etc. "his

is because a cat is instinctually territorial. #he's simply marking her territory by

putting her scent on her surroundings. $n years past, cats would use their scent

to warn other cats to stay clear of their area.

#ome cat owners feel unneeded by their cats. You might try to play a

game with your cat and get the cold shoulder. "his too, is normal. %nlike dogs,

cats are independent and can easily entertain themseles for hours. As a catowner, it's important to understand this fact. You might think you're doing

something wrong and oercrowding her, but really, she's &ust doing what feels

instinctually correct, which is to be alone. $t all goes back to the hunting habits of

early cats. ore cats around means more scents, so cats hae grown

accustomed to riding solo.

(ae you eer seen your cat stalk its food) "o see your cute kitty walking

around like an assassin may be off*putting. +ut in fact, it's a behaior she

probably picked up from her mother. #ince cats aren't raised in packs like dogs

are, cats hae to learn eerything about surial before she leaes her mom,including hunting techniues like stalking.

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Village in Italy Builds Giant Mirror to Combat 83 Days of Darkness

About -/ km 012.3 miles4 northeast of "urin, $taly, lies a hamlet called

5iganella. $t6s a remote commune of a couple hundred 7erman +uddhistssituated at the bottom of a steep*sided Alpine alley, right up against the #wiss

border.

8ery year from 9oember --th to :ebruary nd, the sun disappears for

5iganella. "he illage suare, which is described as the ;liing room6 for the

entire hamlet empties out. "he people don6t gather to socialize and play and that

bothers the 5illage ayor, <ierfranco idali.

 "o combat this, the mayor came up with a noel solution. +uild a gigantic

mirror on a nearby peak to reflect sunlight on 5iganella6s main suare below. As

the sun moes, so to will the computer*operated mirror.

 "he mirror measures = meters by 3 meters 0> x -> ft4 and cost

approximately -//,/// euros to buid and install. "he pro&ect was financed by the

regional authorities and a bank.