Another interesting little habit is their tendency to rub their faces against absolutely everything, including us. Cats have scent glands around their faces, and rubbing helps them leave familiar smells on objects and people.
Scent marking is an important part of how cats communicate and feel comfortable in their surroundings. So when your cat starts rubbing its cheeks against your legs, it’s also making you smell a little more like home.
And perhaps that’s part of what makes living with cats so wonderful. Thousands of years after their ancestors first wandered into human settlements looking for mice, they’re still following us around and getting into all sorts of mischief.
They’ve gone from protecting grain stores to demanding dinner at precisely 6 p.m. And somewhere along the way, they’ve become some of our favorite companions and the stars of countless internet memes. We’d say they’ve done pretty well for themselves.
