Monkeys Pass A Test That Shows They Recognize their Own Reflection @discovermagazine

Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

A rhesus monkey paws at a laser dot using its reflection as a guide. The standard mark test is a simply way to determine if an animal knows who it is in their reflection.

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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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