Unlike Narcissus of Greek mythology—who upon seeing his reflection in water jumped in thinking it was another—magpies have proven they can recognize their own reflections. Until now, only a small ...

Self-recognition, it has been argued, is a hallmark of advanced cognitive abilities in animals. It was previously thought that only the usual suspects of higher cognition -- some great apes, dolphins ...

A certain scientist had a cage, and took a magpie, and put the magpie in the cage. And the magpie’s head and neck were black, and black were its beak and eyes, but the breast and belly of the magpie ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Magpies can recognise themselves in a mirror, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness is the exclusive preserve of humans and a ...

The findings, published this week in the online journal PLoS, were notable as an example of “convergent evolution,” the development of similar traits in organisms with different ancestries. Babies ...

Self-recognition, it has been argued, is a hallmark of advanced cognitive abilities in animals. It was previously thought that only the usual suspects of higher cognition—some great apes, dolphins, ...

Babies love mirrors. But not until they approach the age of 2 do toddlers make the connection between the baby in the mirror and themselves. Recognizing ourselves in a mirror is one of the traits that ...

Recognizing one's self in a mirror used to be considered the hallmark of humans some other animals such as elephants, dolphins and chimps. Now scientists have shown that even a magpie can do the trick ...

Video: New research shows that magpies can recognise themselves – the first time this has been shown in non-mammals. Self-recognition, once thought to be an ability enjoyed only by select primates, ...

Magpies can recognize themselves in a mirror, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness is the exclusive preserve of humans and a few higher mammals.