I contest the results of this study. My cats love to be petted everywhere and anywhere. Head, back, sides, base of tail, and sometimes their tummy. My little cat has the cutest particolor paw pads, and is very good natured about me playing “pushbutton paws”with them. It is also true that they initiate getting petted whenever they can catch me immobile, such as trying to get work done on the computer, reading, trying to sleep, trying to prepare food in the kitchen, just about all the time. Love sponges!
Or perhaps more accurately, Heat Thieves!