History & Culture. Strictly speaking, a cloister is a square or quadrilateral enclosure, surrounded by covered walkways. Cloisters are sometimes attached to a college and more often to a cathedral, but are usually associated with monasteries and convents.
Scent plays an important role in lupine communications. A wolf is capable of smelling the details of an odor with a dozen times more accurately than a domestic canine, and probably a hundred times more accurately than a human being.cent plays an important role in lupine communications. A wolf is capable of smelling the details of an odor with a dozen times more accurately than a domestic canine, and probably a hundred times more accurately than a human being.
These herbaceous perennials can be between 12 inches and 5 feet tall, although some species grow up to 10 feet, and are notable for their bright flower spikes. They germinate reluctantly, making it important to plant lupines at the right time of year.