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"Various postures are employed by felids, including squatting and raising a leg, to deposit urine as scent posts. Domestic Cats also stand before an object of interest and squirt urine backwards, like a squirt gun, with incredible accuracy. Look for trails that cut close to stumps, rocks, low-hanging foliage, lower branches, or a variety of other targets, and a rear foot to kick out to one side while they take aim and shoot. Domestic Cats usually spray urine between 8 and 9 in. (20.3-22.8 cm) off the ground.
As any house cat owner will attest, cats create scratching posts and use them time and again, shredding bark and sofas alike given enough time. Cats also have a gland on their cheeks that they rub against prominent objects and family members."
From Field guide to animal tracks and scat of California, by Mark Elbroch, Michael Kresky, Jonah Evans.
"Various postures are employed by felids, including squatting and raising a leg, to deposit urine as scent posts. Domestic Cats also stand before an object of interest and squirt urine backwards, like a squirt gun, with incredible accuracy. Look for trails that cut close to stumps, rocks, low-hanging foliage, lower branches, or a variety of other targets, and a rear foot to kick out to one side while they take aim and shoot. Domestic Cats usually spray urine between 8 and 9 in. (20.3-22.8 cm) off the ground.
As any house cat owner will attest, cats create scratching posts and use them time and again, shredding bark and sofas alike given enough time. Cats also have a gland on their cheeks that they rub against prominent objects and family members."
From Field guide to animal tracks and scat of California, by Mark Elbroch, Michael Kresky, Jonah Evans.