While we are the only species to scrutinize our reflections in a mirror every day, we are not the only ones to recognize ourselves in reflective surfaces. These mixed results have led researchers to ...

A finger-length fish has reignited a long-running debate about self-awareness, cognition and how much we’ve underestimated ...

Animals are amazing creatures with a wide array of traits, but one seemingly common trait is their inability to understand mirrors. Can animals even perceive themselves in mirrors? Check out this ...

Self-awareness may be beyond primates in the wild. Chimps, organutans and other species faced with a mirror react to a dot on their face in the lab, a widely used measure of self-awareness. But while ...

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 ...

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? In all likelihood, you see a complex shape that you immediately recognize as yourself. Now, a team of researchers has found that mice appear capable of ...

Here’s a fun test: Dab some blush onto the forehead of a six-month-old baby and plop them in front of a mirror. They might look at their reflection with curiosity but ignore the rouge. Redo the ...

In a modified version of the mirror self-recognition experiment, eastern garter snakes showed signs that they recognize their own scent. Mark Nenadov via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 DEED For decades, ...

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 ...

It isn’t until about two years of age that a human being can recognize the image in the mirror as a reflection of herself. It takes time for us to pass the mirror test. And we’re pretty special in ...