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Reiss, D.; Marino, L. | ||||
| Title | Mirror self-recognition in the bottlenose dolphin: a case of cognitive convergence | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2001 | Publication | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | Abbreviated Journal | Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |
| Volume | 98 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 5937-5942 |
| Keywords | Animals; *Cognition; Dolphins/*physiology; *Visual Perception | ||||
| Abstract | The ability to recognize oneself in a mirror is an exceedingly rare capacity in the animal kingdom. To date, only humans and great apes have shown convincing evidence of mirror self-recognition. Two dolphins were exposed to reflective surfaces, and both demonstrated responses consistent with the use of the mirror to investigate marked parts of the body. This ability to use a mirror to inspect parts of the body is a striking example of evolutionary convergence with great apes and humans. | ||||
| Address | Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, New York Aquarium, Wildlife Conservation Society, Brooklyn, NY 11224, USA. dlr28@columbia.edu | ||||
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| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 0027-8424 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Area | Expedition | Conference | |||
| Notes | PMID:11331768 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2822 | ||
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