I've Caught My Cat Looking in the Mirror!
Studies have concluded that cats don't recognize themselves in mirrors, but I'm not so sure about that. I've walked in to find my orange tabby peering into my dresser mirror more than once. He also sits in front of the curio cabinet, seemingly watching something, but is he self-aware? My Cat Was Self-Aware for at Least a Moment The first time I saw him gazing at a reflection, I was walking into my bedroom. He doesn't typically get on the dresser, and I was just as surprised as he was. Through the mirror, he watched me enter the room and quickly turned back to look my way directly. He turned to the reflection again, and a look of realization came over his face. His eyes widened like saucers, and he looked stunned to say the least. It was then that I realized that he was self-aware, at least for a moment. Cats Understand More Than Humans Think! The study I mentioned concluded that cats don't recognize their reflection because they didn't try to remove something ...