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Originally Posted by Flyndaran
It's the inability to understand property that I find the hardest to get. Many normal animals have favorite toys and familiar objects they prefer and may guard. And that's just mammals. We all know many birds love possessing/stealing objects for play or nests.
Even if we assume the disadvantage means understanding one's own property is okay but not others'... I had a cat that did understand my property somewhat. When he got upset at me he would pretend to swat at my 2 liter of soda even when it wasn't near me at the time.
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Presumably there's a difference between "territory" and "property"; the latter seems to be an abstract concept that requires a legal framework to enforce it.