Fish introduced to a mirror began to act strangely, swimming upside-down or spreading their fins. They also tried to scrape a mark from their throats. Reading time 5 minutes New research seems to ...
A tiny fish has shown signs of a remarkable level of intelligence in mirror test experiments, not only recognizing itself in the reflection but also using a piece of food to explore how the mirror ...
For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, ...
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NEW YORK – Scientists report that a fish can pass a standard test of recognizing itself in a mirror – and they raise a question about what that means. Does this decades-old test, designed to show self ...
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