“Self-Aware” Fish Raise Questions About Animal Cognition

JASON DALEY: ‘For the last few decades, researchers have used a technique called the mirror recognition test to study self-awareness in animals. Self-recognition, it’s believed, only occurs in animals with a little extra cognitive power, and thus far, studies have borne that out. While dozens of bright animals including monkey species, dogs, crows, and octopuses … Continue reading “Self-Aware” Fish Raise Questions About Animal Cognition