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-saraelizabeth- t1_je3v49v wrote

Reply to comment by Nosferatu-87 in ELI5 Why are Humans the only species that have developed sentience/self awareness on earth? by corkscream

Chiming in to add elephants, African gray parrots, apes, orcas, and dogs (if using the sniff test rather than mirror test)

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ZacQuicksilver t1_je3y7cr wrote

There's also an open question of some cephalopods like octopi. We know they're very intelligent; but we're not sure how to test if they are self-aware.

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