... asks for, (Wynne, 1999). When it comes to research actually focused on self-awareness in animals, the most frequently used method is the mirror test devised by Gordon Gallup, (1970). The simple experiment involves anaesthetising the animal, and whilst unconscious, painting a spot on it's forehead in a place ... Research by the Earthtrust Organisation entitled "Project Delphis" has found evidence that dolphins can also show self-awareness when tested in a variation of Gallup's test, (White, 2003). These findings provide support for the fact that it is possible for species which are not gen...

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