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I think the problem with mirror test is that elephants and magpies pass it too.
by mike_esspe 16y ago
I think the problem with mirror test is that elephants and magpies pass it too.
- snth 16y agoWhat's the problem with that? Maybe elephants and magpies are smart.
- LaGrange 16y agoHumans pass it as well. Maybe we tend to underestimate even more species.
- soiz 16y agoAs humans had previously been defined as "tool-makers", when Goodall telegraphed [Louis] Leakey to report that the chimps were modifying twigs in order to "fish" termites out of holes in rock-solid termite mounds, it provoked the now famous response: "We must redefine man, redefine tool, or accept chimpanzees as human."
- Zaak 16y agoThere are few animals that pass the test. The great apes, bottlenose dolphins, magpies, and asian elephants for example. All of these animals have a large brain-to-body-size ratio, complex social interactions, problem solving ability, and a relatively long period of parental care for their young.