Elephant in the Mirror | Mind of a Giant
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2016
- Only a handful of species have shown they can comprehend their own reflection. Are elephants one of them?
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Elephant in the Mirror | Mind of a Giant
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You know what I like the most about this video, even more than the self-recognition? Her first reaction upon seeing an unknown elephant was to invite it to play. It wasn't agitation, fear, or hostility; it was an invitation to play.
Elephants are so cool. They are almost as smart as the Americans.
Absolutely fascinating. I suppose we'll never know what goes on inside of an elephant's mind, but this research brings us closer to an understanding of their processing. Elephants are by far one of the most intellectual of all the animals. I love them and hope the rest of the world comes to have as high regard for them, ensuring a future for them.
If the elephant was half-human, it would start to have self-esteem issues!
I don'r get tired of saying it: elephants are the most amazing creatures on earth! 🐘🙌🏻❤️😍❤️❤️
At this rate, I'm not surprised as to why many cultures revered elephants as divine symbols of wisdom, beauty, and strength.
I think having your child standing next to you in front of the mirror helps with the processing since the parent can recognize its offspring in the mirror
I believe I understand why an elephant can make this leap of consciousness. They have a unique perspective due to their height and frequent experience with water and it's reflective properties along with being conditioned by the visual cues nescessary to avoid crocs. Of course they must have the requisite intelligence but it's the visual association with water that's crucial.
This is so cool. I keep on wondering what happens after the elephant understands that that's himself in the mirror. When he continues his daily routine will his mind not be working overtime? I can only imagine his consciousness is going to expand after experiencing something like this. It's so interesting.
I think after the elephants start to get the idea of how the mirror works, someone should walk up behind them and see if they turn to look.
Beautiful elephants
i wish you would upload the whole show after it's aired. not everyone lives in america and has access to nat geo wild channel. I would love to watch the documentaries you guys air.
The Keeper missed the point, the elephant tried to check on the strange prop that was showing another animal which is an intelligent trait, other animals would most likely not check on the prop but instead smash the mirror or hit it somehow, the elephant did not bumb in the mirror or anything like that, it simply checked on its structure, very intelligent.
I watched from gorilla to lions to elephants. The Elephants had the most intelligent response. The suggestion that she was testing her trunk in RESPONSE to her reflection. It's just a suggestion, but the fact that it did something like that is cool.
I think elephants know it's a reflective object (mirror). They are curious about it but I doubt theyre questioning whether it's another elephant.
Where is the rest of it? I want to see when she reaches the phase of trying to observe the parts of her body she normally can't see
It acts as if it's the first time it's seen a reflection of itself, but what about when their head is overlooking water in a pond? They must see their own reflections all the time with water? The mirror reflection is much more explicit in detail and perhaps that's why they investigate more?
Need to see more. Not enough. But great footage nonetheless just wish it had more. Very fascinating
Adoro elefantes, são super inteligentes
Learning from my dog and beardie i think all animals can recognize themselves in the mirror it just takes time for different species