Mirror self-recognition in the bottlenose dolphin: A case of cognitive convergence
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- Diana Reiss
- Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, New York Aquarium, Wildlife Conservation Society, Brooklyn, NY 11224;
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- Lori Marino
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program, The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, and The Living Links Center for the Advanced Study of Ape and Human Evolution, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2001-05
- DOI
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- 10.1073/pnas.101086398
- 公開者
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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<jats:p>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.</jats:p>
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98 (10), 5937-5942, 2001-05
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences