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pets watching tv Anonymous
Are any pets able to watch and understand what is shown on a television? I know dogs and possibly some cats can sit in front of the television together with their owner, or even alone, but do they really see the things that are shown? Not only is television limited since its only picture and sound, but the whole concept of moving pictures in a box is very complex even for humans to understand.
>> Anonymous
Its a myth that cats can't see the tv.
But dogs and cats do not see the same colors we do.

http://videoforcats.com/cattv.htm

and just use google.
>> Anonymous
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my cat sits on top of the TV and swipes at things for hours at a time. for some reason, the movie "drum line" is the one where she's the most active. maybe it's the yellow plumes on the band hats...
>> Anonymous
When my cat was young, she always made an effort to swipe at Mario in Donkey Kong. She grew out of it at about age 1.
>> Anonymous
Next door neighbour's cat which adopted me as its owner would sit in front of the TV whenever I was watching wildlife programs. Especially if it's about mice. She'd just sit in front of the TV and stare at the mice without moving. :D
>> Anonymous
Animals that are predatory in nature tend to be interested in things that move so they often stare at or chase them. Examples: cats often chase anything from spots of light to twine. Reluctant dogs can sometimes be made to come to the owner by running AWAY from them. Why do these things happen? I DUNNO LOL. Maybe it's just 'instinct' or maybe they find it entertaining.
>> Anonymous
>>72471
Oh, so that's who liked that movie.
>> menchi !IgWlr3a0sk
my cats sit on my bed and watch TV over my shoulder when it's on.
I also have a "cat video" that has butterflies and birds and squirrels and such to entertain them (got it cheap at a Good Will store) and my cats will try to pounce the screen whe3n it's on.
I believe they do comprehend something at least.
>> Anonymous
My Grandmother's cat use to love to watch "The Price is Right." She never hit at the screen, so we all concluded that she just like the colors (although it could have been from the fact that my grandmother would shout out different prices, like the audience, so the cat may have been waiting for a response from the tv)
>> Anonymous
my dog pays no attention to the tv unless a dog barks on it or something
>> Anonymous
I herd if your dog watches tv that means you dont spend enough time with it.
>> Anonymous
>>73255
aren't cats mostly color blind?
>> Anonymous
My cats don't really care about TV but they love to sit on top of my monitor and chase the mouse pointer.
>> Anonymous
>>73280
great fun
>> Anonymous
imo they have no conception of a flat image being representative of a 3d one. They just see a bright flat panel of abstract moving shapes and colors. I have no evidence to back this up of course its just what i've always assumed.
>> Anonymous
An old friend of mine used to have a gazillion (quite literally, the strays in the neighborhood would flock to his door before he moved) cats. At times, he would come home to find that they'd managed to both turn on the tv and switch it to the discovery channel, to intently watch lions mating.

Other than that, I've had more experience with animals being more attracted to the sound (another dog barking, or a doorbell will set off my dog, while any bird sounds will confound the kitty) than the picture itself.
>> Anonymous
my cat sit's on top of the TV and drop's his tail down infront of it
>> Anonymous
We have a big screen TV. My cat is terrified of it. She also hates whenever anyone turns on the ceiling fan.
>> Anonymous
>>73290

cats watching discovery channels mating lions sounds interesting, some zoo show pandas videos of mating pandas as panda-porn since they didn't want to or know how to reproduce

maybe that could be a new niche market, movies and erotic movies for pets
>> Anonymous
My dog watches the hunting channel, intently, and whenever anything runs it always runs behind the tv, or leaps at the tv and smashes its face onto the screen.

It's broken 3 tvs this way.
>> Anonymous
My dog loved watching nature shows. He'd get excited by any of the following:

1. Things that sound like dogs.
2. Things that look like horses.
3. Things that were having sex, all the way out to dolphins and turtles.

Zebra sex was the worst.

He also used to watch Wishbone, and even began copying some of the tricks.

He was a strange one.
My cat watches M*A*S*H and only M*A*S*H. I have no idea why. Some esoteric cat thing, I'm sure.
>> Anonymous
I was watching a movie with birds in the background, and my cat was running all over the house trying to figure out where they were coming from.

Yeah, my cat isn't the brightest.
>> Anonymous
>>72456
Fail. Cat's can't see TV.. Dogs can, in b&w though.
>> Anonymous
>>73463

Your cat is fucking awesome, that's why.

I saw a vid of a dog howling to the M*A*S*H theme once. Apparently he did it every time it came on.
>> INVALID
My cat likes to watch cooking shows..
He'll get mad and glare at me when I change it and won't look away till it's back on.

But then again he also uses my right boobs as a pillow... so what can I say about his tv taste.
>> Anonymous
my friend had a kitten that did something funny. whenever she played super mario 1, the cat would pounce at the screen trying to catch mario!
>> Anonymous
>>73478Your cat is fucking awesome, that's why.

Yeah, that works. I should give him credit for picking a good show.

I'm tempted to show him the movie and see how he reacts.
>> Anonymous
>>73474
DOUBLEFAIL. Not only is there ample evidence that cats do see the images on TV, they and dogs both can see colours, just not red or green.
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Does the computer screen count?
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>>73520

My cat hates Kenya. But he hates Norway more.
>> Anonymous
They don't pick up red as well, but they can see the TV.
>> Anonymous
my cats see movement on the tv, watch for a while then get bored and go piss on the carpet
>> Anonymous
>>73528
Where comes ze lion...