Whatever the Mirror Test Tells Us, Beluga Whales Pass It As we gaze into the mirror, our reflection stares back. But what does this really tell us about ourselves?
A recent study on beluga whales passing the mirror self recognition test has sparked both fascination and controversy, raising more questions than answers about animal cognition.
A Brief History of Mirrors in Science The MSR test was first developed in the 1970s by psychologist Gordon Gallup Jr. to measure an individual's self awareness by observing their behavior in front of a mirror.