Some of these want you constantly; some decide once a week that you exist. Both count as affection, depending on who you ask.
1DogGreets the same person the same way every single day for a decade.
2CatHead-butts, kneads and picks the one lap in the room it has decided about.
3BonoboSettles almost every social problem with contact rather than conflict.
4RatSeeks out hands, grooms fingers and laughs ultrasonically when tickled.
5Guinea PigWhistles the moment it hears the fridge and settles instantly once held.
6ParrotBonds so hard with one person that it resents everyone else in the house.
7DolphinApproaches, plays and stays close without needing anything in return.
8PigLeans against a leg for a belly rub with the confidence of a dog.
9RabbitFlops over beside a trusted person, which is as loud as a rabbit gets.
10GoatFollows people around the field and headbutts for attention.
11CowGrooms its favourites, forms lasting friendships and sulks when separated.
12Sugar GliderBonds to a person's scent and rides around in a pocket.
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Affection has two definitions — enthusiasm at the door, or the choice of whose lap to sit on — and bonobos, rats and cows are in the same field: https://youpick.best/articles/dogs-vs-cats-ranked
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