TL;DR: New method of the mirror test shows self awareness in roosters. General suggestion that the mirror tests that have done in the past may have been misleading/not getting the right picture

  • iiGxC@slrpnk.net
    7·
    5 months ago

    Chickens and turkeys are super smart and friendly. I’ve met a few turkeys rescued from turkey farms and they try to preen you as a sign of affection 😊

    even if they weren’t smart or nice, their lives are not ours to take, regardless of how much you like the taste of their flesh

  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
    6·
    5 months ago

    I take issue with the way the old mirror test is administered by seeing if they react to a mark on their body only visible in a mirror. It doesn’t account for the fact that the animal might… just not give a shit if it’s marked. Dogs apparently fail the mirror test, but mine and plenty of other dogs will turn and look at you if they spot you in a mirror and you wave or do something to get their attention, so clearly dogs understand the concept of reflections enough to know what they’re looking at.