I always wondered what screens look like to animals. Whats to say the screen's refresh rate makes sense to some animal's eyes?
And FWIW, I've observed this behavior on old 30hz CRTs as well as modern 240hz LCDs and various things in between.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxW_qPU4KVQ
This one is interesting because the cat tries to reach underneath the tablet to get the mouse, which to me implies that it perceives it as an object rather than just showing a "swat at any movement" reflex.