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)
Yep, our cats did that a lot, too
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)
NOT very often. The article you linked to specifically used phrasing like “not uncommon” to talk about its frequency
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)
What do you think “not uncommon” means?