Elephants have joined a small, elite group of species, including humans, great apes, and dolphins, that have the ability to recognize themselves in the mirror, according to a new study by researchers at Emory University, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York. This newly found presence of mirror self-recognition in elephants, previously predicted due to their well-known social complexity, is thought to relate to empathetic tendencies and the ability to distinguish oneself from others, a characteristic that evolved independently in several branches of animals, including primates such as humans.

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