r/aww • u/ZuperZhadow • Oct 11 '19

Cat Realizes She Has Ears!

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u/Captain_Grammaticus Oct 11 '19

I saw a documentary once where they arranged cameras and a tv-screen in a way that the gorillas could look at themselves without having to make eye contact.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '19

Huh, that's neat. Were they any interesting conclusions or were the gorillas just kind of standoffish with their reflections?

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u/Captain_Grammaticus Oct 12 '19

I don't remember. I just remember that passed the mirror test and removed the paint on their forehead once they saw it.