A young leopard plays with her mirror reflection under her mother's control in the jungle (Gabon)

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""""" Update: Watch video with the same leopard mom and her new cub in front of mirror 30 months later. https://youtu.be/D-Aar9R5jbY

In animals as in humans, self recognition in a mirror is not innate. Humans can understand the concept of reflection after mirror training, whereas most of animals can't.
https://www.youtube.com/XHB06400CANNES/videos
To record the reactions of wild animals in front of a mirror 120x180 cm, Xavier and Michel have installed this intruder in a forest a few miles south from the equator line, near Nyonié in Gabon.
This mirror consists of 6 small mirrors in poor condition, due to heavy rain and termites, was moved and replaced by a mirror in one piece in october 2012 (destroyed by a huge leopard) and then replaced by a larger mirror 240x122 cm after replaced by a mirror 240x122 cm after a (slight) contact with an elephant tusk

"""" Mise à jour : Regardez la même panthère avec un nouvel enfant 30 mois plus tard : http://youtu.be/wU5rRt6JfvE

Pour filmer les réactions des animaux sauvages devant un miroir de 120x180 cm, Xavier et Michel ont installé cet intrus dans une forêt à quelques kilomètres du passage de l'équateur, près de Nyonié au Gabon.

Видео A young leopard plays with her mirror reflection under her mother's control in the jungle (Gabon) канала Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE