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RE: Cat like behavior

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Posted by: Sunshines2day at Fri Oct 16 20:18:44 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Sunshines2day ]  
   

A few more thoughts ....(although I think it was just to rub the skin off)

"It was just like what a cat does when they want you to scratch them."

There are 3 reasons I know of why a cat does this:

1) Just like you said, to be scratched.

2) As a marking behaviour, release pheromones from facial glands.

3) To enhance scents via the Jacobson Organ, which snakes also have.

Interesting observation.

   

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