why cats behave the way they do. Today we're going to talk about boxes.

為什麼貓會有這些行為。今天要討論的主題是關於「箱子」

Well we all know that cats love boxes and out of my four cats I'd have to say

我們都知道貓熱愛箱子。在我養的四隻貓裡，我必須說

it's Teddy that loves boxes the most he goes crazy for them, if there's a box around

Teddy尤其愛箱子愛到近乎瘋狂的程度，如果有箱子在他附近

he will find it and he likes to sneak around and he's quite mischievous so

他總能發現箱子，然後在周圍偷偷摸摸，而且他相當頑皮

he's always finding somewhere to hide and you'll see his two little black fluffy ears sticking out of it

所以他總是躲在箱子的某處，然後你就會看到他兩隻黑色小巧又毛茸茸的耳朵，從箱子裡露出來

it gives him a perfect ambush place to jump out on the others, which he does quite a lot.

箱子也給了Teddy一個完美的埋伏地點，讓他可以突然在別人面前跳出來。他很常這樣做。

Cats feel safe in enclosed spaces

貓在密閉的空間裡會覺得很安全

This explains why cardboard boxes are immensely popular. They feel safe having

這也是為何紙箱會那麼受歡迎。

something enclosed and particularly something with sides. All cats need to be able to hide—

當貓在密閉空間或一些有邊界（把他們跟外界隔絕）的東西時，他們會感到安全。所有貓都必須會躲藏

not just the scaredy cats or not just when there's fireworks outside. Even confident cats need

不只是膽小的貓或遇到外面剛好有人在放煙火。就連很有自信、不膽小的貓也必須

the ability to hide even if it's just for a few moments.

有躲藏的能力，就算只有一下下。

Sometimes owners buy an expensive cat tower for their cat and whilst they're busy

有些時候主人買了一個很貴的貓塔（給貓居住的塔型家具）給他們的貓，當他們很忙於

constructing it turn round to find that their cat is more interested in the cardboard box it came in.

組裝貓塔給他們的貓，卻發現貓對紙箱比較有興趣。

Boxes make great cheap toys which you'll notice in the video

在Simon's Cat -'The Box' 這支影片裡你會發現「箱子」對貓而言，是最棒又便宜的玩具。

Simon's Cat -'The Box' where Simon's Cat has a lot of fun playing with a box that's been left lying around.

Simon's Cat -'The Box' 這支影片裡，Simon的貓跟被放在他周圍箱子玩得很起勁。

So, whether your cats play by themselves with a box or with other cats they are a lot of fun.

所以，不論你的貓咪們是自己跟箱子玩，或是跟其他貓一起玩，都十分有趣。

You could also use them to make a cheap enrichment toy.

你也可以用他們來做一個便宜又好玩的玩具。

This is basically feeding a cat in a more interesting way, that's more mentally stimulating

這玩具讓「餵貓咪吃東西」，變得更有趣。比起用碗，這個更有精神上的激勵效果。

compared to feeding them in a food bowl.

So, what I'd recommend, is get a cardboard box

所以，根據我的建議，先準備一個紙箱

put some of their dry food in, which is part of their daily allowance

放一些他們平時的點心乾糧進去，

and then scatter in some dried leaves. Cut two holes into the box for access and then

然後灑一些乾的樹葉。把箱子剪兩個洞當做通道

watch your cat having hours of fun whilst they try and hunt out those biscuits in the box.

然後看著你的貓，他會一邊尋找那些箱子裡的餅乾，一邊度過一段快樂的時光。

Well cats can get really creative when they're playing with boxes and I wanted to sort of capture that.

當貓在玩箱子時，他們會很有創造力，並且我想捕捉他們這些時刻。

Well, what I liked about designing this box film was trying to think of all the different ways that cats use boxes.

我喜歡設計這支關於箱子的影片，原因在於我可以試著去想很多貓使用箱子的不同方法。

So not only were they running around inside, but they're also using the little holes in the side

所以他們不僅在裡面跑來跑去，也利用那兩個小洞

and also playing with bits of cardboard they'd torn off.

然後也在玩那些被他們撕爛的紙箱。

So it was nice to get all of that into that film.

所以把這些都放進影片，我覺得很讚！