Like Monkeys and Elephants, Beluga Whales Are Also Recognized in the Mirror; Understand
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The belugas could join the small group of animals able to recognize themselves in front of a mirror. A study published on May 20 in the magazine PLOS One found behaviors associated with self-recognition in two specimens of this marine species during tests carried out in the New York Aquarium. The research was developed by scientists at Hunter College of the City University of New York with four female belugas: three adults and a subadult. The an…
Beluga whales are recognized in the mirror, a new scientific finding in the New York Aquarium suggests that belugas could join the select club of animals with visual self-consciousness. This advance redefines what we knew about marine intelligence. The research exposed four specimens to a mirror of plexiglas. The experiment showed that these cetaceans possess complex cognitive abilities, similar to those of great apes or elephants. A scientific …
The recognition in front of the mirror reflects a form of visual self-consciousness that, for a long time, has been considered a distinctive feature of human cognition, although it is also present in some primates, rabid birds, elephants and bottlenose dolphins. Now, this list may also include beluga whales. Rocky Astro: James Webb reveals exoplanet with a surface similar to that of Mercury and no signs of atmosphere 'Hunger Hidden': Climate Cri…
More than twenty years ago, a beluga whale looked in a mirror at the New York Aquarium — and understood that the mark behind its right ear was not normal. The researchers just published these results. Natasha, now 42 years old and still alive in Connecticut, entered [...]
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