Non-Human Species That Have Successfully Passed the Mirror Test

The mirror test has fascinated scientists for decades due to its simplicity and revealing nature. First introduced in 1970 by ...
New Atlas

Self-aware fish flexes in mirror before fighting

If you're not really into salt-water tanks or don't spend a lot of time in coral reefs, there's still a high probability you may have heard of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish. Likely because last ...
Salon

These are the only 8 animals that can recognize themselves in the mirror (besides humans)

Several years ago, a TikTok-famous Sheepadoodle named Bunny stared at herself in a mirror and asked, “Who is this?” by tapping her paws on her augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device’s ...
Gizmodo

Mice Pass the ‘Mirror Test,’ Suggesting They Recognize Themselves

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 ...
Nanowerk

Mirror test

The mirror test—sometimes called the mark test, mirror self-recognition (MSR) test, red spot technique, or rouge test—is a behavioral technique developed in 1970 by American psychologist Gordon Gallup ...
Salon

Can any animal recognize its reflection? New studies shake up old ideas

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 ...