The hilarious video showing the reaction of various animals seeing themselves in the mirror for the first time is making internet users burst into laughter!
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This behavioral technique, known as the “mirror test,” was developed in 1970 by American psychologist Gordon Gallup Jr. as an attempt to determine whether an animal has the ability of visual self-recognition.
The clip, posted on Instagram, shows how bears, lions, jaguars, cats, dogs, monkeys, and even a chicken react to their own reflection in a mirror. The video has already accumulated over 970,000 views, as well as over 64,000 likes and numerous comments from internet users who were amused by the scene.
“The lion was quite calm. The bear not so much!”, commented one Instagram user. “The immediate reaction upon seeing another animal of the same species is to fight it,” said another. “I identify as a bear,” joked a third.
According to experts, upon seeing their own reflection, most animals assume they are seeing a competitor and attack the image. According to Professor Daniel J. Povinelli, the animal may see the reflection as a strange entity capable of being controlled through its own movements.
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