Funny Reactions of Animals Looking Into The Mirror

The video captured the reactions of animals looking at a mirror installed in the middle of the jungle.

This is experiment has been done before with varying results.

Most animals just ignore the mirror or attack it thinking that there is another animal opposite to them.

Some were truly infatuated with their reflections like the leopard.

So, do animals recognize themselves when they look in the mirror?

The short answer is that most animals don't recognize their reflections and are not aware that it is themselves that they are seeing.

This is simply because animals lack self-awareness with some exceptions.

The self-awareness mirror test

In order to truly know whether the animals understand what they are looking at, a simple test has been devised, "The mark test".

In the "mark test", a small paint mark is drawn on the face of the animal. If the animal tries to touch or rub the mark on its face while seeing its reflection, it means that it understands that the face in the mirror is its.

Scientists think that the test itself is not conclusive because animals depend heavily on their other senses, like smelling and hearing, for recognition and assessment, not just sight.