The thief in the mirror

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Frans B M de Waal. PLoS Biol. 2008.

. 2008 Aug 19;6(8):e201.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060201.

¹ Living Links, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. dewaal@emory.edu

Abstract

The few animals capable of recognizing themselves in a mirror have advanced social cognition related to adopting the perspective of someone else.

Mirror-induced behavior in the magpie (Pica pica): evidence of self-recognition.
Prior H, Schwarz A, Güntürkün O. Prior H, et al. PLoS Biol. 2008 Aug 19;6(8):e202. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060202. PLoS Biol. 2008. PMID: 18715117 Free PMC article.

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