LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to cats@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoGood questionpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1540arrow-down17
arrow-up1533arrow-down1imageGood questionpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to cats@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squaresnoons@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up86·3 months agoI think they see it as you rubbing your smell on them.
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·3 months agoExactly this. It’s like rubbing your cheeks, but instead it’s the mouth. Same difference.
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-23 months 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-up19·3 months 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