Scientists proved that elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror:
... Reiss presented three elephants at the Bronx Zoo in New York City with a mirror. They began inspecting themselves with their trunks while staring at their reflections. One elephant, called Happy, also repeatedly touched a mark painted onto its head ...
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People do the same thing.
The summary states that this is different from the earlier theory of suppression - how? Isn't this just adaptation? How is this surprising or different?