Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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A rhesus monkey, trained to recognize its own reflection, decides to take a peek at some hard to reach places.

Read the full story here: discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/monkeys-learn-to-recognize-themselves-in-a-mirror-and-promptly-check-out-their-butts

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Credit: Liangtang Chang, Qin Fang, Shikun Zhang, Mu-ming Poo, Neng Gong. January 2015. Mirror-Induced Self-Directed Behaviors in Rhesus Monkeys after Visual-Somatosensory Training. Current Biology. Volume 25, Issue 2, 19 , Pages 212-217. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.016

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