I can compound this study with the behaviour of my cats, where one of them often uses “grooming” as an obviously hostile action when the other one is on a spot he wants or if the other cat has my attention to make her leave.
E: What a coincidence, normally my handle is “a_wild_mimic_appears” lol
(grooming you to annoy you because you have a similar handle)
not uncommon -> common, also equivalent to “often” when using less formal speech. My cat does this at least once every 2 days (since i moved out and took my 2 kitties with me from our herd of 4 i am happy to report that the frequency has dropped - he did this A LOT to the other cats, because he is a needy one and very jealous when he sees other cats getting attention)
Oh I don’t want to spoil your fun, but cats grooming another cat very often is a very NOT NICE thing.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-a-cat-licks-another-cat-its-not-always-friendly-new-study-reveals-180989136/
I can compound this study with the behaviour of my cats, where one of them often uses “grooming” as an obviously hostile action when the other one is on a spot he wants or if the other cat has my attention to make her leave.
E: What a coincidence, normally my handle is “a_wild_mimic_appears” lol
(grooming you to annoy you because you have a similar handle)
Absolutely here for getting bullied also. As long as there are cute people and tongues involved 🥹
(and someone who I belong to, who is happy I’m around and pays attention to me)
Yep, our cats did that a lot, too
NOT very often. The article you linked to specifically used phrasing like “not uncommon” to talk about its frequency
What do you think “not uncommon” means?
not uncommon -> common, also equivalent to “often” when using less formal speech. My cat does this at least once every 2 days (since i moved out and took my 2 kitties with me from our herd of 4 i am happy to report that the frequency has dropped - he did this A LOT to the other cats, because he is a needy one and very jealous when he sees other cats getting attention)