Further evidence for the capacity of mirror self-recognition in cleaner fish and the significance of ecologically relevant marks

An animal that tries to remove a mark from its body that is only visible when looking into a mirror displays the capacity for mirror self-recognition (MSR), which has been interpreted as evidence for self-awareness. Conservative interpretations of existing data conclude that convincing evidence for...

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Main Authors: Masanori Kohda, Shumpei Sogawa, Alex L. Jordan, Naoki Kubo, Satoshi Awata, Shun Satoh, Taiga Kobayashi, Akane Fujita, Redouan Bshary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8853551/?tool=EBI