Why Do Cats Knead?
SciShow tackles one of the cutest questions ever: Why cats knead. You might have heard the theory, but do you know what adult cats would hold on to kitten-like behavior? The answers await!...
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So you know when your cat comes up to you,and it starts to look at you, and it seems happy, it's purring,and then it tries to make biscuits out of your body?it's so cuteIt's cute because kitty loves you!But it's also painful because kitty's love is made out oflittle tiny knives!Why does it do that?! Why?(exclaims) THERE ARE theories, of course:Some animal behaviorists believe that it's anotherway for cats to mark their territories, since paws havescent glands in them.The most popular theory, however is that kneading is aneotenic behavior: A juvenile trait that is retained in adulthood.Because kittens knead their mother's belliesto stimulate milk production.This would explain why some adult cats also sucklewhat...
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So you know when your cat comes up to you,and it starts to look at you, and it seems happy, it's purring,and then it tries to make biscuits out of your body?it's so cuteIt's cute because kitty loves you!But it's also painful because kitty's love is made out oflittle tiny knives!Why does it do that?! Why?(exclaims) THERE ARE theories, of course:Some animal behaviorists believe that it's anotherway for cats to mark their territories, since paws havescent glands in them.The most popular theory, however is that kneading is aneotenic behavior: A juvenile trait that is retained in adulthood.Because kittens knead their mother's belliesto stimulate milk production.This would explain why some adult cats also sucklewhat...
