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Is your pet actually watching TV with you? (news.northeastern.edu)

submitted 1 week ago by Bee@mander.xyz to c/science@mander.xyz

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People have noticed their pets reacting to the Oscar-winner “Flow” which features animated animals, making people wonder if their cat or dog recognizes themself on screen.

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TLDR: "we don't know", says the article, "but we can hypothesize. Here's a bunch of theories you probably already considered. But nobody did proper research on any. So go figure. Have you watched Severance tho?"

[–] ChanchoManco@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Thanks!

[–] RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My cat mostly does not care about the things I watch on TV but if I put on a bird youtube video she will watch it intently for about 20 minutes before she gets bored and walks off. She also really likes mouse cursors.

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

I put on a bird video for my cat, she was very interested. One of the birds suddenly flew off, and she ran behind the tv in search of it. We laughed right in our cat's face, at her expense.