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[–] yuki2501 23 points 2 months ago (4 children)

There's a youtube clip where a cat looked at the mirror and started touching its own ears the moment it saw them in the mirror.

https://youtu.be/kQBHB682xsQ

The fact that at least some cats are intelligent enough to recognize themselves in a mirror is a wonderful thing.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

I think the scientific causus nowadays is that the mirror test is not sufficient for cats because we don't know if they don't recognize themselfs or just don't care

[–] RampantParanoia2365 8 points 2 months ago

My parents have a very reflective glass window straight ahead of their front door. Every time my dog walks in, straight to the window to bark at it.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My headcanon is that the cat assumed that it looked human up to that point and experienced a major existential crisis when it saw itself in the mirror.

[–] OrderedChaos 5 points 2 months ago

It makes me wonder if it started as a response to seeing another cat then noticed it was seeing the same motion + touch sensation.