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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[-] halykthered@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month 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.

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