Baboons at Tsaobis Nature Park in Namibia were given mirrors to play with. While they looked in the mirror, scientists would shine laser pointers on their faces. Even though the baboons pawed at the dot when it was on their arms or legs, they didn’t touch their faces when they saw the dot in the mirror. The results suggest the primates might not be self-aware.
Read more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wild-baboons-mirror-recognize-test
Video: E. Ahmad et al/Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2025
Narration: Bethany Brookshire
