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Mirror Test (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 59 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I read recently that chickens pass the mirror test but don't really give a damn about their own reflection so the researchers had to use an alternative method to prove it. They found that lone cockerals don't crow because there are no other chickens to alert, they will crow in the presence of even one other chicken but will not crow when left with just their own reflection, implying they know its not another chicken.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Do they crow in the presence of a photo of a different chicken?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago

No idea, that would be an interesting followup study.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

It would work better if it were a video of a different chicken

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Are we sure they can actually see their reflection and identify it as a chicken? I wonder if the results change when the scent of a chicken accompanies the reflection.