Thursday, March 06, 2008

Remarkable Self-Awareness

Elephants were alwys one of my favoritest animals around (if I ever had a pet that would be a baby elephant) and recently did read about Elephant Intelligence but what struck me as odd was their remarkable ability to be self-aware meaning that they recognise that it is them when they see a mirror which is very very essential for consciousness and other interesting abilities which sets humans apart. But this video today confirmed all those thoughts

2 comments:

Sumedha said...

It's suprising that this video isn't well-known. I wish I had a pet elephant :)

Paddy said...

Well, it is well known for those scouring information regarding elephants but I get your point: one of the ways to popularise it in a way is to spread the word around personally (and blog it)..

>I wish I had a pet elephant :)

Think also about the dietary requirements unlike a gold fish you need tons of grass and vegetation..But the joy of riding one makes up for all that I guess..