By Shreya Dasgupta Humans like to study themselves in a mirror. But wild baboons, when presented with a mirror, don’t seem to ...

It may seem as if it could go on an infinite number of times. But can mirrors facing each other really create infinite reflections? In theory, yes — but the imperfections in mirrors make it ...

Baboons failed to recognize themselves in mirrors, suggesting limited self-awareness compared to some animals.

but throughout our study they didn't quite understand that the mirror's reflection represented their own bodies and that the laser mark in the mirror image was, indeed, on themselves." Dr. Carter ...

Actors believe that it is bad luck to see their reflection while looking over the shoulder of another person. When the dead were laid out in Victorian times, all the mirrors were veiled to prevent ...

The researchers, however, observed that the baboons did seem to recognize there were “baboons” in the mirror. Sometimes they gestured at their own reflections for a brief period, or turned ...