“Several individuals from the waddle appeared to be simultaneously attracted to their images and stood relatively still,” study authors wrote.
A species of penguin may have just seen itself into an exclusive club of creatures that recognize themselves in the mirror.
“Several individuals from the waddle appeared to be simultaneously attracted to their images and stood relatively still, staring intently at the images for several seconds each, but making no attempts to either touch their images or reach out behind the mirror,” readThe birds were tested individually and as a group — and the experiments were reportedly not too long, so they wouldn’t get restless.The birds were tested individually and as a group.
“We interpret the directed pecking of the subject penguins on the circular sticker as attempts to remove the obstruction, perhaps driven by an urge to restore the images that they had just seen earlier in the mirror,” the study authors wrote. The researchers were stumped by the findings of a third test, in which colored bibs were attached to the penguins’ necks. They didn’t seem to notice. Dutch-American primatologist Frans de Waal took issue with that result.
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