Fascinating study reveals the self-awareness of wild baboons. Learn how scientists tested whether baboons can recognize ...

While we are the only species to scrutinize our reflections ... mirror recognition in a wide array of species, starting with research on chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) published in 1970. Animals ...

Being able to recognize your reflection in a mirror as yourself is a marker of self-awareness, part of higher intelligence that not all animals have. Cats and dogs fail the mirror test.

Since the 1970s, researchers have been using mirrors to probe the minds of animals, gleaning clues from how they interact with and investigate their reflections in a quest to understand their ...