"Study Shows Roosters Can Recognize Themselves in a Mirror"

A team of neuroscientists and psychologists from German universities conducted experiments with roosters and mirrors to test their self-recognition abilities. The researchers found that roosters were more likely to crow when they knew there was another rooster on the other side of a mesh, regardless of whether they could see themselves in the mirror or not. This suggests that roosters can determine if something is real or not based on vision, rather than sounds or smells. The study provides possible evidence of roosters passing the self-recognition test, a type of self-awareness observed in only a few animal species.