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Amazon Animals Discover Themselves in a Mirror | Nat Geo Wild
A mirror was set up in the Amazon rainforest, an assortment of animals approached to investigate their reflection. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About National Geographic Wild: National Geographic Wild is a place for all things animals and for animal-lovers alike. Take a journey through the animal kingdom with us and discover things you never knew before, or rediscover your favorite animals! Get More National Geographic Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram A wildlife photography workshop called Untamed Photography set up the mirror with the aim to better understand intelligence of big cats in the Amazon. Wild cats and other animals that approached reacted in various ways. Some were scared. Others were curious. It’s relatively rare for an animal to have the capacity for self-recognition. It takes human babies 18 to 24 months to catch on to what they're seeing in the mirror. Some animals like dolphins, elephants, and some great apes know they’re looking at themselves. Others just stand perplexed in front of the glass. Amazon Animals Discover Themselves in a Mirror | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/Mqu3Zb0pKO0 Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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