... with Kanzi usually getting what she 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 ... recognise themselves in a mirror, yet nobody would argue that they are not self-aware, similarly people brought up in communities in which mirrors are not used have also shown difficulty in recognising themselves when shown a mirror for the first time, and in fact so...

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