Very few animals are known to recognise themselves in the mirror, but scientists believe a small tropical fish may possess a ...
"Cleaner fish will be the first non-human animals to be shown to possess private self-awareness," the researchers said.
If you're not really into salt-water tanks or don't spend a lot of time in coral reefs, there's still a high probability you ...
Imagine stumbling upon a fish meticulously gauging its size in the mirror before deciding if it should attack another fish.
This latest research reveals that the cleaner wrasse uses mirrors to check their own body size against that of other fish, and even predict the outcome of potential fights. This behavior demonstrates ...
When able to check its size in a mirror, the bluestreak cleaner wrasse attacked fish of a larger or similar size less often, ...
According to an Osaka Metropolitan University-led research group, a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) check ...
Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to ...
An Osaka Metropolitan University-led team has demonstrated that bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) check their ...
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse not only recognises its own reflection but may have internal awareness of its body, say Japanese ...
Volunteers spent several hours cleaning up Joseph Delia Park where they picked up everything from plastic bags and part of a ...