Humans love it when cats knead because the cute motion makes it look like cats are hard at work on a bakery assembly line.

Do you ever see your cat shifting his front paws back and forth just before settling down for a nap? Have you heard some cat lovers talk about their feline friends “making biscuits” or “kneading dough ...

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