LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to cats@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoGood questionpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1538arrow-down14
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minus-squaresnoons@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84·20 days agoI think they see it as you rubbing your smell on them.
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·20 days agoExactly this. It’s like rubbing your cheeks, but instead it’s the mouth. Same difference.
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-220 days agoIt’s similar and associated with affection like that, but that’s cheek rubbing. Head kisses are closer to their head bonks which aren’t scent related.
minus-squareflicker@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·20 days agoHeadbutts are also about pheremones.
I think they see it as you rubbing your smell on them.
Exactly this. It’s like rubbing your cheeks, but instead it’s the mouth. Same difference.
It’s similar and associated with affection like that, but that’s cheek rubbing. Head kisses are closer to their head bonks which aren’t scent related.
Headbutts are also about pheremones.
Huh, TIL