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New research shows that elephants belong to an elite class of animals -- animals that can recognize themselves in mirrors. Who else belongs to this select group? Dolphins do. Apes do. And of course humans do, some with a greater fondness for mirrors than others.
The research, conducted by the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta and the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York, shows that elephants not only recognize their mirror image but use the mirror as a tool for self-examination. Researchers say the findings could provide clues to the evolution of intelligence.
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{"commentId":355096,"authorDomain":"LAUHAL63"}
Pretty cool!
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#1 - Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:56 PM EST{"commentId":355223,"authorDomain":"stolte-sawa"}
My fave part is how the elephant recognized the spot as a foreign mark in her appearance. I wonder if elephants examine their reflections in glass and water, or if this points to an inherent idea of what an elephant self looks like?
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{"commentId":355281,"authorDomain":"richardg"}
I wonder if the elephant is thinking "Does my bum look big in this?"
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":355318,"authorDomain":"stolte-sawa"}
Hehe. "Does this cage make me look fat?"
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{"commentId":366594,"authorDomain":"winsomecowboy"}
Botox! Get me a phone.
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{"commentId":355356,"authorDomain":"LAUHAL63"}
Richard & s-s ---You two are comedians!
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#2 - Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:03 PM EST{"commentId":355362,"authorDomain":"stolte-sawa"}
Close--I'm Canadian. Richard comes by it honestly, it seems.
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{"commentId":356510,"authorDomain":"scottf"}
how about a dog? ive always wondered.
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