To go deeper: some animals act curiously, others with fear, but only a few of them understand what the mirror does and use it to inspect themselves.

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[–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Just noting that the mirror test is a bad way of studying theory of mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test#Criticism

It's interesting as a silly and absurd way humans used to demean other species. But I think it says a lot more about those who use it than the animals.

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