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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by mr_toad on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @10:16PM (#40724115)
Cats seem far more likely to react to hearing a cat on TV than seeing it.
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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by dr_dshiv on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @10:10AM (#40728477)
Hypothesis: Cat eyes have a higher frame rate than human eyes. Higher frame rate TVs may work better.
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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by filoeleven on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @01:21PM (#40730311)
According to this video, cats’ frame rate is 50 hz, a bit slower than humans’ 60 hz, but with much sharper vision. So perhaps it’s the pixel size and not the frame rate that matters most. Dogs do have a higher frame rate, so your hypothesis could fit their behavior if dogs don’t watch TV.

https://youtu.be/Gvg242U2YfQ?si=Tsfan1-W2DdrDkVi

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by notnaut on Thursday June 20, 2024 @07:02AM (#40737234)
We turn the tv on muted with birds vids flying around for our cats. 2 are obsessed. 2 don’t respond at all.
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