Kinda figured someone would post both of these. Hard not to. That said, I’ve never seen a cat actually react to a mirror before.
So, does the mirror represent the flickering torchlight playing against the rear of Plato’s cave, or the harsh sunlight of the outside world?
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Apparently this is a common, simple sort of intelligence test used by animal behaviorists to estimate intelligence. Smarter animals will groom themselves in a mirror, less-smart ones attack. I’d never heard of a reaction like this, though.
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This is more of a high Wis, than a high Int scenario.
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Cat’s are not know to pass that test but I had one who would only realize the funny bits of ribbon etc. that I had snuck onto her head when she saw herself in the mirror.
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A whole other level of abstraction for Kitteh.
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Γνῶθι σεαυτόν
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There is a self-recognition mirror test which psychologists use to help understand the mental processes of a species. Humans typically “pass” by around 18 months. Currently at least 9 other species exhibit such behavior including Eurasion Magpies and possibly even ants.
(Yes - post can be effing empty)
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Gummitch is smarter - and more ethical - than your typical cat though. Certainly more so than my cat, Colin.
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There is the mirror self-recognition test.
edit: Oh, @cntrfldr had already linked that.
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Some mornings I don’t pass this test.
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I bought this in Japan. One of my most favorite bands.
At 1:05, I realized there were two cats.
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