Why do cats touch your nose with theirs?

They're confirming your identity. It's a greeting that allows them intimate information about you and your state of health. Are you well? What did you eat? Do you have access to an interesting resource? read more

Cats learn nose touching as itty-bitty, teeny-weeny kittens. Although they're blind at birth, newborn cats have fully developed touch receptors in their noses. Nose touching is the first way they instigate contact with their mother. Nose touching remains cats' go-to friendly greeting for other cats throughout their adult life. read more

At 2ft the cat is like - you do look like my sister. At 0.5ft the cat is like - damn, you are much bigger than my sister. At 0ft, right next to your nose, the cat is like. Hehe, you don't look like my sister, but now that we are so close to each other, lets just nose rub anyway.. read more