"...only one other beast known to show that kind of behavior: a toddler."

[flvegan]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13006804/site/newsweek/

Newsweek

June 5, 2006 issue - "Enlightened types say they're "self-aware" when they mean they're one with the universe. But for scientists who study animal behavior, the term "self-awareness" has always meant something much more down to earth. Since the 1970s, researchers have been investigating whether animals, like humans, can think about themselves, their past and their future. To find out, they draw markings on animals' bodies and put them in mirrored rooms. If the animals spot the markings and pose so as to examine them better, they understand that they're seeing themselves. According to the theory, they're self-aware."

Worth a read, and maybe a bookmark.

[LeftyMom]

1. That's interesting.

Thanks for sharing that!

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Great article. Thanks.

[NMMNG]

3. Excellent article

I wish the "animals are dumb" people would read it.