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What's Cookin', Good Lookin'? Watch Wild Animals React to Seeing Their Own Reflections

What's Cookin', Good Lookin'? Watch Wild Animals React to Seeing Their Own Reflections
Dogs and cats are intrigued by their mirrored reflections all the time – but what about wild animals?

Humans can spend an hour studying themselves in a mirror, but what about animals?

A strategically placed camera in the Amazon rainforest captured the reactions of a dozen animals seeing themselves reflected in a large mirror – and their reactions are quite varied.

When an adult jaguar sees itself in the mirror, it seems like its trying to figure out why its new acquaintance is copying every single one of its gestures. A family of wild pigs catches sight of themselves only to flee into the jungle. A puma, on the other hand, aggressively tries to fight its foe, only to fail (for obvious reasons).

(WATCH the footage below)

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