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Urination, defecation, and scratching are behaviors used to disseminate olfactory information (Brown and Bradshaw 2013). Urine, feces, and sebaceous glands, predominantly located on the head, perianal area, and between the digits of the paws, are rich in information about an individual and, therefore, effective forms of olfactory communication. Head rubbing of objects or social targets leaves olfactory signals from sebaceous glands located on the temporal region of the head, under the chin, and around the lips. This head bunting behavior is often accompanied by purring (Crowell‐Davis et al. 2004). Pheromones have been identified from the cheek sebaceous glands (Pageat and Gaultier 2003) and are thought to be a form of conspecific social signaling.