In theory, a reaction to an out-of-place mark in a reflection is assumed to be evidence of self-recognition for other animals as well. Chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins are just some that have ...

A shrimp scrap drifted down the face of a mirror, and a small reef fish tracked it like it was watching a slow-motion ...

A small coral reef fish can recognize itself in a mirror. This discovery challenges long-held ideas about animal intelligence.

In the current study, the scientists observed new behaviors during a series of mirror test experiments, a widely used method ...

Cleaner wrasse have revealed a remarkable new side of fish intelligence. Marked with fake parasites, they used mirrors to inspect and remove the spots—far faster than seen in earlier tests. Even more ...

If you're not really into salt-water tanks or don't spend a lot of time in coral reefs, there's still a high probability you may have heard of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish. Likely because last ...

Cleaner fish interacted with a mirror in their tank in a way that suggests ‘contingency testing’ intelligence, a higher form of smarts typically found in mammals. This finding coupled with faster self ...