19

TL;DR: New method of the mirror test shows self awareness in roosters. General suggestion that the mirror tests that have done in the past may have been misleading/not getting the right picture

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I take issue with the way the old mirror test is administered by seeing if they react to a mark on their body only visible in a mirror. It doesn't account for the fact that the animal might... just not give a shit if it's marked. Dogs apparently fail the mirror test, but mine and plenty of other dogs will turn and look at you if they spot you in a mirror and you wave or do something to get their attention, so clearly dogs understand the concept of reflections enough to know what they're looking at.

this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2024
19 points (91.3% liked)

science

14563 readers
1115 users here now

just science related topics. please contribute

note: clickbait sources/headlines aren't liked generally. I've posted crap sources and later deleted or edit to improve after complaints. whoops, sry

Rule 1) Be kind.

lemmy.world rules: https://mastodon.world/about

I don't screen everything, lrn2scroll

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS