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December 12, 2009 11:00 pm • Last Updated: October 31, 2014 9:21 am

How to find out what cats do when their owners are away - "cat cams."

Fifty house cats were given collar cameras that took a photo every 15 minutes.

Based on the photos, about 22 percent of the cats' time was spent looking out of windows, 12 percent was used to interact with other pets and 8 percent was spent climbing on chairs or kitty condos. Just 6 percent was spent sleeping.

The 777 photos showed the cats looking at a television, computer, DVDs or other media 6 percent of the time and hiding under tables 6 percent of the time. Coming in at 5 percent was playing with toys; eating finished at 4 percent.

- Sue Manning, Associated Press Writer

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