Some beluga whales appear to recognize themselves in a mirror, per a case study of captive whales which may provide the first evidence of mirror self-recognition in the species
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Beluga whale.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/4ueTmaU
Article title: Evidence for mirror self-recognition in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)
Author countries: USA
Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Evidence for mirror self-recognition in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)
Article Publication Date
20-May-2026
Evidence for mirror self-recognition in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) [VIDEO]
Beluga whale.
Credit
Marine Mind/Abigail Carleen Dahl, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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