踩奶(英語:kneading, milk treading)是貓的一種生物學行為,其表現為在柔軟的物體上左右前爪緩慢的交替踩動。貓通常在放鬆的狀態下踩奶。有多種理論嘗試解釋踩奶行為,如繼承自其祖先通過踩壓草或葉子來築巢的行為,或者是繼承自幼貓通過踩壓母貓的奶頭來刺激產奶的行為。[1]也有理論認為踩奶行為是貓與主人溝通的一種方式,表達其對主人的喜愛和依賴。[2]
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