Mirror self-recognition in the bottlenose dolphin: a case of cognitive convergence.

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MOCA Reference, APE

Publication Type: Journal Article

Authors: Reiss, D; Marino, L

Year of Publication: 2001

Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Volume: 98

Issue: 10

Pagination: 5937-42

Date Published: 2001 May 8

Publication Language: eng

ISSN: 0027-8424

Keywords: Animals, Cognition, Dolphins, Visual perception

Abstract:

The ability to recognize oneself in a mirror is an exceedingly rare capacity in the animal kingdom. To date, only humans and great apes have shown convincing evidence of mirror self-recognition. Two dolphins were exposed to reflective surfaces, and both demonstrated responses consistent with the use of the mirror to investigate marked parts of the body. This ability to use a mirror to inspect parts of the body is a striking example of evolutionary convergence with great apes and humans.

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.101086398

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11331768?dopt=Abstract

Alternate Journal: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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