Investigating self-recognition in bonobos: mirror exposure reduces looking time to self but not unfamiliar conspecifics

The question of whether animals have some sort of self-awareness is a topic of continued debate. A necessary precondition for self-awareness is the ability to visually discriminate the self from others, which has traditionally been investigated through mirror self-recognition experiments. Although g...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Gladez Shorland, Emilie Genty, Jean-Pascal Guéry, Klaus Zuberbühler
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2020-08-01
Subjects:	Delayed self-recognition Mental representation Looking time Pan paniscus Self-awareness Primate cognition
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/9685.pdf