【英语翻译Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld,self-awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.    Awarenesscan】
英语翻译
Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld,self-awarenessisan
importantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.
Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirror,thatis,itsown
reflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingevrylittleattentiontothe
reflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,haveshowntorecognize
thattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.
Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,
researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself-reflectiontest.
"Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal,"saidDinanaReissoftheWildlifeConservation
Society,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.With
theirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants"seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins."
TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8-foot-
squaremirroronawalloftheanimals'playarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecordedwhathappened
withcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.
Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.
Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclear