Amazing Apes: Self-awareness (1/2)

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Link to Part 2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2kY6QS8BBZE

What really sets us apart from our cousins? Self-awareness?

Nope, apes can do this, too.

This video illustrates that our ape cousins also exhibit self-awareness, by recognizing that the reflected image in a mirror actually represents themselves.

An amazing bit of footage from the National Geographic documentary "Human Ape".

Animals that can pass the mirror test:
Humans
All of the great apes
Bottlenose dolphins
Orcas
Elephants
European Magpies

More about the mirror test:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test

More Information:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/human-ape-3173/Overview
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a785033951~db=all

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  • that kid chimp was so cute. i'd probably prefer having its company than a human brat.

  • BUT DID U SEE THE DANCING GORILA?

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  • that chimp was probably looking in the mirror thinking "look at this idiot, they have a yellow dot on thier head hehe"

  • he was right saying the chimpanzee looked like him..

  • Which dumbass put that mark on my forehead, seriously... ruining my complexion.

  • @padamcarlos As well as European Magpies. Yeah. Not kidding.

  • @invaderpopz wikipedia(DOT)org/wiki/Mirror_­test

  • @thegriffin88 Very true. And add whales to this list of amazing, sentient animals.

  • Lol loved the video but this is offensive how do they dare to compare the great chimps with those disgusting humans.

  • 0:10 - 0:39 is how I look trying to do a fitness class...with emphasis on the flying dragon kick @ 0:36

  • Fun fact: Dolphins and Elephants also are self-aware.

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