DOLPHINS BEAT HUMANS IN SELFAWARENESS

Bottlenose dolphins beat humans and chimpanzees when it comes to achieving self-awareness, showing signs of recognizing their reflections in a mirror as early as seven months of age, reported Rachel Morrison and Diana Reiss in a 2018 article published in Plos One. For comparison, most humans become self-aware by 12 to 15 months. This relates to dolphins’ early development of social awareness and advanced sensorimotor skills.