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List of Animals That Have Passed the Mirror Test - Animal Cognition
(www.animalcognition.org)
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This article is from 2015 – more animals have made the list since, including mice and fish in 2023.
It’s worth noting there are major flaws with that test, including that it’s known not to work on animals for whom sight isn’t their primary sense, and the animal’s socialisation or lack thereof may play a part. In the case of mice, it only worked in certain circumstances:
The study on mice included more than simple observation, too, which is very interesting:
Dogs don’t pass the traditional mirror test, but they do pass a scent-based equivalent.
It’s an interesting test, but an animal failing it may be down to inherent flaws in the test rather than a lack of self-awareness or cognition.
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