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

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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 4 months ago

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 4 months ago

Thanks!

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