Elephants are Self-aware

Elephants can recognize their reflection, placing them in an elite group of self-aware animals that includes humans, apes and dolphins.

Scientists made the discovery after setting up a mirror in front of three female elephants at Bronx Zoo in New York. The animals used it to watch themselves eat and used their trunks to examine inside their mouths.

One repeatedly touched an X painted on her forehead with her trunk. The mark could be seen only in the mirror.