What are nonhumans reflecting about when they see their own reflections? What do they know about themselves? "...in light of Darwin’s principle of evolutionary continuity, we urge abandonment of the ...

Bottlenose dolphins are widely regarded as some of the most intelligent non-human animals. When exposed to mirrors, dolphins ...

In 2021, Bunny, a TikTok-famous Sheepadoodle, stared at herself in a mirror and asked “who is this?” by tapping her paws on her augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device’s buttons. The ...

Daniel Povinelli was in high school when he first read about a clever experiment, published in 1970, that showed chimpanzees—but not monkeys--can recognize themselves in mirrors. "I bought into the ...

A mirror can reveal more than just an image. It can highlight nuanced personality traits like vanity or insecurity. Placed in front of an animal of another species, a mirror can serve as a valuable ...

Want to fall down the Internet rabbit hole? Look up videos of the “animal mirror test.” Each has the same premise: Animals — domesticated, wild, doesn’t matter — encounter their own reflections, ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A dog by the name of Harley has shown herself to be one smart puppy after seemingly deducing that she is looking at her own reflection in the mirror. In a video posted to TikTok under the handle ...

If you saw an alpaca looking at its own reflection, you’d be forgiven for thinking the animal was unusually vain. But in this ...