Does your pet watch tv?
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Our cat watches tv. Not for whole shows, but definitely more than a quick glance.
Apparently, modern tvs have a faster flicker/refresh rate than tvs of the past, so today's cats and dogs perceive uninterrupted motion on the screen, rather than the "flip-book" effect, so it looks more real to them.
Cats are reported to watch more tv than dogs, one reason being they are usually perched closer to "eye-level."
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I bought one of those cat
I bought one of those cat DVDs once with scenes of mice, birds, etc. One of the cats really got into it and was amazed and spent the time swatting the screen. Other cats didn't really pay it any mind.
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animals are smarter than that
animals are smarter than that
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim
They come around in the
They come around in the evenings and sit with me as I watch TV, but I really think they are there for the bong rips and scratches more than anything else.
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"Cats and dogs can both view
"Cats and dogs can both view tv screens & monitors ... though their viewing experience is a little different to ours thanks to differences in cone structure leaving them color blind and giving low acuity. Both species have lower levels of color vision than humans. Cats see slightly more color (in the blue green and yellow end of the spectrum) than dogs do so they may get more of an immersive experience from watching TV.
Further, cats and dogs need a higher frame rate than humans to make it appear as a smooth film, a phenomenon known as flicker fusion. Humans require 15-20 frames per second, dogs require 70 fps and cats about 100. Before the frame rate of televisions increased in recent years it would appeared to them to be flashing images, similar to when you point a digital camera at a screen -- which may explain why the dog is not interested in the TV, it'd be like staring at a strobe for hours on end."
https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/8921/why-can-cats-interpret-...