Owners often notice how their pets "hang out" in front of the TV, peering intently at the screen. But it is not clear whether this is an accident, or whether the animal really follows the displayed picture.
What the dogs are watching
From time to time, dogs really pay attention to what is happening on the screen. A person's four-legged friends will surely be attracted by a photo plot with their own brother running and playing with a ball. Other animals, such as cats, cows, rabbits, horses or other animals familiar to the dog, can also be successful. However, it should be remembered that a dog's vision is different from that of a human. Approaching the screen, the animal will see a blurry picture instead of a clear image.
Much more dogs are interested not in visuals, but in sound. The barking of another dog, the meow of a cat, bird cries, the whistle of a kettle, the voices of other people can make your pet peer at the screen in an attempt to understand what is happening there.
Dogs are capable of hearing in the high frequency range. Televisions, especially older models, are capable of emitting sound that is inaudible to the human ear, but distressing to animals.
San Diego even has a 24-hour TV channel for dogs. Rollers are played along it, in which the dogs play merrily with toys. The developers believe that their transmissions help the animals not to get bored while their owners are not at home.
Feline preferences
Cats are also loyal spectators. They are not gregarious animals, so images of other cats will not interest them. But purrs are born hunters, and their attention will surely be drawn by moving figures on the screen. A cat can also be interested in a story about a lion hunting an antelope and a football match. The animal will gladly try to grab the running players with its clawed paw.
The cat of the famous zoologist Bernard Grzimek perfectly recognized its owner when he was shown on TV, and watched programs with the participation of the owner with pleasure.
Parrot TV
For the vast majority of birds, long-term television viewing is contraindicated. Constant noise and flickering unnerve them. Birds can pull out feathers from themselves, arrange dredges with fellows, stop rushing. However, parrots are an exception to the rule. These birds enjoy watching TV with their owners and can even replenish their vocabulary with phrases from films and intrusive advertising songs.
Rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, aquarium fish and other pets, by and large, do not care if the TV is working. They are not in the habit of getting carried away by what is shown on the screen, and unfamiliar sounds do not irritate them.
