1/2 Add beluga whales to the mirror test passers:
✅ Baby humans
✅ Several primates
✅ Elephants
✅ Dolphins & orcas
✅ Horses
✅ Mimic octopus
✅ House mouse
Disputed passers
✅ Crows & magpies
✅ Myrmica ants
✅ Cleaner wrasse fish
Mirror tests are unreliable for many species but still very interesting https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/belugas-can-recognize-themselves-in-mirrors-joining-a-short-list-of-non-human-species-that-show-signs-of-self-awareness-180988783/
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