Head Bunting

HThe cat rubs its forehead, cheeks, or chin against your legs, hands, or face with real force. The head has multiple scent glands — forehead, cheek, and chin glands — and rubbing transfers the cat's scent onto you, declaring “This human is mine.” This isn't possessiveness but intimacy — cats only bunt their family. After bunting, you carry the cat's scent, and other cats will know you're “taken.”