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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. For decades, self-awareness has been guarded as a very ...

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 ...

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 species of penguin may have just seen itself into an exclusive club of creatures that recognize themselves in the mirror. An Indian research team put a dozen Adélie penguins in East Antarctica ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Before squaring up for a fight, some fish check themselves out in the mirror to make sure they're big enough. This ...

Researchers report that mice display behavior that resembles self-recognition when they see themselves in the mirror. When the researchers marked the foreheads of black-furred mice with a spot of ...

The line between humans and animals just got a lot thinner. As much as people love their pets, we rarely consider them our equals. Even animals like chimps or monkeys, which are our closer ...

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 ...

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