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This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.

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Only half of the cats were playing, while the other half were actually showing signs they didn't want to play, or were feeling stressed by the interaction. After each video, participants were asked if ...