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Cats don't always lick each other out of affection. Sometimes they're just being jerks (www.cbc.ca)
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Sometimes when a cat grooms another cat, it's nice. A cat helping another cat out, cleaning those hard-to-get spots on the back of the neck with a friendly lick.

Other times? It's more like, "Hey, I want that nice nap spot, and I'm going to annoy you until you give it to me."

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Cats also do it to infantalize each other. "you are a filthy kitten and I'm doing this because it annoys you"