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Originally posted by Dragonlich
The typical test of self-awareness would be: place a mirror in front of the creature, and see if it reacts differently to the image than it would to a picture of another member of the species. Dolphins are seen as self-aware because they can recognize themselves in this way; some species of apes can do the same. Cats can't - they can't make the connection between an image and a creature; but that can be caused by the fact that they need vision *and* smell to identify someone...
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I dont entirely agree . . . . Its more a question of stupidity than awareness. Many stupid people (myself included!) have at one time or another gotten a fright from there own reflection.
You may not have found a cat clever enough to recognise itself in the mirror . . but it is 'self aware' when it cleans itself is it not? More than some humans I suspect!