Absence of self-recognition in a monkey (Macaca fascicularis) following prolonged exposure to a mirror.

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MOCA Reference, APE

Publication Type: Journal Article

Authors: Gallup, G G

Year of Publication: 1977

Journal: Dev Psychobiol

Volume: 10

Issue: 3

Pagination: 281-4

Date Published: 05/1977

Publication Language: eng

ISSN: 0012-1630

Keywords: Animals, Behavior, Animal, Female, Haplorhini, Macaca, Macaca fascicularis, Perception

Abstract:

To date only chimpanzees, orangutans, and humans have been found capable of recognizing themselves in mirrors. In an attempt to provide a more definitive test of the capacity for self-recognition in monkeys. I gave a preadolescent crab-eating macaque 2400 hr of mirror exposure. However, patterns of self-directed behavior never developed and a more explicit test of self-recognition yielded negative results. The data indicate possible differences between great apes and monkeys in self-awareness.

DOI: 10.1002/dev.420100312

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/405264?dopt=Abstract

Alternate Journal: Dev Psychobiol

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