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Science 2 January 1970:
Vol. 167. no. 3914, pp. 86 - 87
DOI: 10.1126/science.167.3914.86

Articles

Chimpanzees: Self-Recognition

Gordon G. Gallup Jr. 1

1 Psychology Department, Tulane University, New Orleans., Louisiana 70118

After prolonged exposure to their reflected images in mirrors, chimpanzees marked with red dye showed evidence of being able to recognize their own reflections. Monkeys did not appear to have this capacity.


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