Wed. afternoon cuteness overload - lessons learned

[JayhawkSD]

11. That's exactly what that baby is doing.

Mother cats do teach kittens to groom themselves, and they do it in precisely the manner depicted here. It is a blast to watch. Mom will wash her face, purring and mumbling to the kids, and when one of the kids gets the point and emulates her she will jump the the kid and lick it silly, then go back to grooming herself until another kid does the right thing and gets a licking from mom.