T?? ??i?n?nt n????tiv? ?? ? kitt?n w?itin? ??s????t?l? ??? s?m??n? t? c?m? t? t?? ?i? ?? its ??is?n?? ??i?n?, w?il? ??in? i?n???? ?? ?t???s, c??t???s ? sc?n? ?? ??l?l?ssn?ss, c?m??ssi?n, ?n? t?? ??t?nti?l ??? ??sitiv? c??n?? in ? w??l? t??t ??t?n ?v??l??ks t?? n???s ?? ?nim?ls. T?is st??? ?nc??s?l?t?s t?? ?ss?nc? ?? ?m??t??, t?? c?ll t? ?cti?n, ?n? t?? c???cit? ??? ??m?n int??v?nti?n t? ??in? s?l?c? t? t??s? in ?ist??ss.

T?? initi?l im??? ?? ? kitt?n ?nxi??sl? ?w?itin? ??l? ??? its ??is?n?? ??i?n?, w?il? ??in? i?n???? ?? ?t???s, ?v?k?s ? ??????n? s?ns? ?? s??n?ss ?n? ???st??ti?n. T?? ???t????l ?? t?? kitt?n’s c?nc??n ??? its c?m??ni?n’s w?ll-??in? ?n???sc???s t?? ???t? ?? ?m?ti?n?l c?nn?cti?ns t??t ?nim?ls s????. T?is ???icti?n ?i??li??ts t?? c??ll?n??s ??c?? ?? ?nim?ls w??n l??t wit???t s?????t, ?v?n in t?? mi?st ?? c?isis.

T?? ?ct ?? ?in?ll? c?min? t? t?? ?i? ?? t?? ??is?n?? ??i?n? ??c?m?s ? ??w????l m?m?nt ?? c?m??ssi?n ?n? ?m??t??. T?? ??cisi?n t? int??v?n? ???l?cts t?? ?ss?nc? ?? ??m?n kin?n?ss ?n? ??s??nsi?ilit?. It s?m??liz?s t?? s????? ??t? t? ???t?ct ?n? n??t??? liv?s, ??????l?ss ?? t??i? s??ci?s. T?? ??sc?? ??c?m?s ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? t??ns???m?tiv? ??t?nti?l ?? ?xt?n?in? ?m??t?? t? ?nim?ls in tіm?s ?? n???.

T?is n????tiv? ?ls? ???m?ts ?s t? ???l?ct ?n t?? ??????? im?lic?ti?ns ?? n??l?ct ?n? ???t?? t?w??? ?nim?ls. T?? kitt?n’s ?li??t, ?n? its ??til? w?it ??? ??l?, s??v?s ?s ? ??i?n?nt ??min??? ?? t?? c?ns????nc?s ?? in?i?????nc?. It c?lls ?s t? ??c??niz? t?? im???t?nc? ?? ??? ?cti?ns ?n? t?? im??ct ?? ??? c??ic?s ?n t?? liv?s ?? ?nim?ls ????n? ?s.

As t?? ??is?n?? ??i?n? is ?in?ll? ??sc??? ?n? ???vi??? wit? c???, ? n????tiv? ?? ??sc?? ?n? ??n?w?l ?n??l?s. F??m ? ?l?c? ?? ?ist??ss ?n? v?ln????ilit? ?m????s ? li?? ?n t?? ??t? t? ??c?v??? ?n? w?ll-??in?. T?is j???n?? s??v?s ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ??t?nti?l ??? ??sitiv? c??n?? ?n? ???wt?, ?v?n in t?? ??c? ?? in?i?????nc?.

S???in? t?? st??? ?? t?? kitt?n w?itin? ??? s?m??n? t? s?v? its ??is?n?? ??i?n?, w?il? ??in? i?n????, s??v?s ?s ?n ins?i??ti?n t? ?t???s. It ?n???sc???s t?? im???t?nc? ?? ?m??t??, t?? im??ct ?? ??s??n?in? t? t?? n???s ?? ?nim?ls, ?n? t?? ??t?nti?l ??? ??sitiv? c??n?? t??t ??is?s ???m ??m?n int??v?nti?n. T?is n????tiv? ?nc??????s ?s t? ??c??niz? ??? c???cit? t? m?k? ? ?i?????nc? ?n? t? ?xt?n? ? ??l?in? ??n? t? t??s? in n???.

Ultim?t?l?, t?is t?l? is ? c?l????ti?n ?? t?? ??n? ??tw??n ??m?ns ?n? ?nim?ls, ? t?i??t? t? t?? ??w?? ?? c?m??ssi?n, ?n? ? ??min??? ?? t?? s????? ??s??nsi?ilit? w? ??l? t? ???t?ct ?n? n??t??? t?? liv?s t??t c??xist wit? ?s. It ?n???sc???s t?? ??t?nti?l ??? ??? ?cti?ns t? ??w?it? n????tiv?s ?? n??l?ct int? st??i?s ?? ??sc?? ?n? ??n?w?l, ?n? ?????i?ms t?? im???t?nc? ?? ?m??t?? in ??? int??c?nn?ct?? w??l?.