During his mirror training, an alpha male chimpanzee may have to prove his status to the group

Description English/French. 𝐑.𝐈.𝐏. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬
IN ANIMALS AS IN HUMANS, SELF-RECOGNITION IN A MIRROR IS NOT INNATE.
It is the result of the more comfortable training in the mirror at home among young humans in the company of their parents who have done this training and who have the words to explain to their young child the properties of the mirror. An adult human, facing a mirror for the first time in his life, while unaware of its properties and even its existence, would also behave irrationally. It is only the lack of knowledge of the mirror that makes him react in this way.
Among chimpanzees, in the insecurity of the jungle, learning with his parents who have not done this and who do not speak, this is much more difficult even for intelligent individuals.
Several years ago, during their first exposures to mirrors, each alpha chimpanzee actually recognized his neighbors among the reflections, he also noticed the presence of a stranger he had never met: his image that he did not know. In an attempt to frighten this stranger, this chimpanzee showed his large build, in standing in a bipedal position, stretching out his arms, ruffling his hair, screaming stridently and slapping the mirror.
In a quiet environment, often alone, each one of them is learning the mirror by quietly observing his image and begins to understand that it is himself in the mirror. But when he notices that members of the group are watching him and start to shout, he has to prove his status as a dominant male by hitting his image, which has become an intruder again!
Another alpha male can then try to calm his anger by engaging in pseudo-copulation and soothing grooming.
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Chez les animaux comme chez les humains, la reconnaissance de soi dans un miroir n'est pas innées. C'est le résultat d'un apprentissage plus confortable devant le miroir à la maison chez les jeunes humains en compagnie de leurs parents qui ont suivi cette formation et qui ont les mots pour expliquer à leur jeune enfant les propriétés du miroir. Un humain adulte, face à un miroir pour la première fois de sa vie, tout en ignorant ses propriétés et même son existence, se comporterait aussi de façon irrationnelle. C'est seulement le manque de connaissance du miroir qui le fait réagir de cette façon.
Chez les chimpanzés, dans l'insécurité de la jungle, apprendre avec ses parents qui ne l'ont pas fait et qui ne parlent pas, c'est beaucoup plus difficile même pour des individus intelligents.
Il y a plusieurs années, lors de leurs premières expositions aux miroirs, chaque chimpanzé alpha reconnaissait effectivement ses voisins parmi les reflets, il remarquait aussi la présence d'un étranger qu'il n'a jamais rencontré : son image qu'il ne connaissait pas. Pour tenter d'effrayer cet étranger, ce chimpanzé montre sa grande corpulence en se mettant debout en position bipède, les bras tendus, les poils hérissés (plus de volume), poussant des cris stridents et assénant des claques sur le miroir.
Dans le calme, souvent seul, chacun d’eux fait son apprentissage au miroir en observant tranquillement son image et commence à comprendre que c’est lui-même dans le miroir. Mais quand il constate que des membres du groupe l’observent et commencent à crier, il doit faire preuve de son statut de mâle dominant en frappant son image qui est redevenu un intrus !
Un autre mâle alpha peut alors tenter de calmer sa colère en se livrant à une pseudo-copulation et à un toilettage apaisant.

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

Your explanation in the video is much appreciated.... Thank you for another great video.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Thank you because unfortunately rare are the KZbinrs who take the time to read my detailed explanations attached to each of my videos of my channel

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[@joeybull755]

It’s amazing watching animals with a brain similar to ours make progress in mirrors and realize it’s themselves and not another person I appreciate watching and you setting up the experiments with them!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*_A comment like yours is a great moral booster after reading comments calling for the dismantling of these cruel mirrors!_* Keep watching the numerous videos that I put online on my channel and read the description attached to each one of them. You will know very interesting informations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle : kzbin.infovideos May I invite you to watch especially my videos which, unfortunately, have a very small number of views and are very informative like: Baby elephant sleeps standing up glued to mom so as not to be left out when the night walk restarts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIquoY2kiMaYd9U Amazing Antelope - The Water chevrotain dive and swim beneath the water surface kzbin.info/www/bejne/a53YeImtd5loack First mud bath of an cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY How do elephants pick mangoes if the branches of the mango trees are too high? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3LIlWawappnn9U Fresh Water from Creeks triggers the urge to urinate in wild mammals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep3YenSvbNBjopo In Gabon front of trap cameras, elephants crossing Ndouni River kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5zQgXWiabODrJo Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Can an elephant survive without half of its trunk lost in a poacher's wire snare? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6CcmIqfbdWNp6c Before buying ivory jewellery or carved ivory objects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPYhZ1tpbOpfq8 and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Good vision!

[@loubloom1941]

They still have bigger brains than you, Joey! 💪😎🖕

[@pasafauzan7026]

This mirror can cause political turmoil in the jungle 🤣

[@876studios3]

I think he figured out that's his reflection and say he if beat this guy infront of everyone maybe my status might go up

[@XHB06400CANNES]

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[@ktefccre]

XD 😆 These funny animals always make me laugh with their silly antics even on my worst days.

[@jmwes12]

I love how you explained everything 💪

[@vitroa9512]

This is extremely fascinating. Please keep doing what you do!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Your compliment is a great reward for my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Michel and me. As you may have noticed, we are not sitting comfortably in our armchairs, publishing, without any description, pieces of videos copied from the Internet and put end to end. A comment like yours cheers us up after my wife and I have spent days alone in the Gabonese forest for the maintenance of our mirrors and numerous cameras traps, changing memory cards, cells, batteries, cleaning lenses, removing fallen branches in their field of vision, walking up beds of creeks to find areas where animals are crossing over to install new traps etc... Drenched by tornadoes, the body covered with insect bites of all kinds (horseflies, gorilla flies, tsetse, black ants, magnan ants etc.) and unfortunately the number of cameras refusing to work increases because of the humidity rate of 95%. Then, back in the camp, we do the editing with for each video a description in English which is not our native language and then put them online to show the beauty of Gabonese fauna, talk about poachers, show how elephants who have managed to get away from a wire snare trap, treat the deep cut made by this trap, show how elephants pick mangos, self recognition in mirrors that is not innate both among humans than among primates and other mammals and so on... It's a choice. Thank you. Keep watching the other videos on my channel kzbin.infovideos May I invite you to watch especially my videos which, unfortunately, have a very small number of views and are very informative like: First mud bath of an cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY Fresh Water from Creeks triggers the urge to urinate in wild mammals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep3YenSvbNBjopo Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Can an elephant survive without half of its trunk lost in a poacher's wire snare? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6CcmIqfbdWNp6c Before buying ivory jewellery or carved ivory objects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPYhZ1tpbOpfq8 and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Good vision! Thank you again.

[@JQueen-ul5eh]

He made a good observation on the reflection of the forest in the mirror. Every time he hits the mirror he sees the forest shaking 😂 Then he looks up to see if it’s still moving like it was in that mirror.

[@dsd7547]

Damn you're right I thought he was looking around like is this world real?

[@rogermartinez9241]

i thought he had a god epiphany

[@mcanuysal]

Great footage!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Thank you to this faithful viewer for his new encouragement!

[@GeneralArmorus]

My headphones are cheap and used, so I didn't die. It's a party when the mirror crew uploads!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

The warning 𝐑.𝐈.𝐏. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 is well mentioned under the thumbnail. Please do not forget to read the description attached to each of our 160 videos published on our channel kzbin.infovideos

[@angrybird29]

Amazing footage!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Thanks to my loyal subscriber

[@ellenknell9645]

He's probably thinking, "Why can't I get this intruding male chimp to leave?' "Oh wait, that's me". 🤣 Great explanation for use to learn.

[@NuanceBleue]

incroyable cette chaine ! Je trouve ces vidéos bien après qu'elles aient été publiées mais c'est extrêmement intéressant ! Super aussi d'avoir à chaque fois les descriptions explicatives, sans cela il est facile de se tromper dans l'interprétation des comportements. Me voici abonnée, en espérant que du contenu nouveau arrive prochainement :)

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Merci pour vos éloges. Permettez-moi de vous raconter l'origine de l'idée de planter des miroirs dans la forêt équatoriale : Mon épouse et moi sommes, ni photographes professionnels, ni scientifiques, ni vétérinaires. Nous voulions remercier le Gabon, nous ayant accueilli pendant plus de 35 ans dans le secteur de la grande distribution, en montrant sur KZbin la diversité de la faune de ce beau pays et donner envie aux internautes de le visiter. Nos premières vidéos diffusées sur notre chaîne KZbin montraient essentiellement des animaux sauvages "passant" devant les objectifs de nos caméras pièges équipées de détecteurs de mouvement : La marche d'un éléphant devant l'objectif d'un piège pendant une vingtaine de secondes n'est pas particulièrement intéressante. Par contre une vidéo de jeunes éléphants jouant dans une rivière pendant que les adultes étanchent leur soif est beaucoup plus agréable à regarder : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aompmIWhiMaYitU Pour trouver de tels "spots", il convient de s'éloigner du sentier emprunté par les quelques véhicules 4x4 de Nyonié (camp à 30 km de notre zone de piégeage), pour s'enfoncer plus profondément dans la forêt et remonter les rivières en marchant dans leur lit. Cela n’est pas sans danger surtout lorsque l’on est âgé. Pour progresser plus facilement dans la forêt, les animaux utilisent le sentier des tout-terrains, sans lianes, sans buissons, sans ronces et sans arbres entremêlés au sol, suite aux très nombreuses tornades dans cette région à cheval sur la ligne de l’équateur. Alors, Il nous est venu l’idée de placer de très grands miroirs au bout d’une longue ligne droite afin d’attirer leur curiosité et de les « bloquer » devant leur reflet. Nous avons également placé d’autres miroirs sous des arbres dont nombreux animaux apprécient les fruits. A d’autres emplacements au milieu de la forêt, il eut fallu beaucoup de chance pour que les animaux croisent leur reflet ! Notre utilisation des miroirs a suscité un grand intérêt chez les primatologues, notamment les membres du PSG, non pas le club de football du Paris Saint Germain, mais le Primate Specialist Group (Groupe des spécialistes de primates), qui n'avaient étudié la reconnaissance de soi dans un miroir chez les grands singes que dans des laboratoires avec des animaux captifs ou nés en captivité, habitués au contact avec l'homme. Ces animaux, imitant parfois l'homme, n'avaient pas à chercher de nourriture, à défendre leur famille contre d'autres congénères et prédateurs, avaient donc des comportements déformés, très différents de ceux des primates vivant en toute liberté avec leur groupe ou leur famille dans une zone reculée de la forêt gabonaise. Nos caméras ont mis en évidence un comportement très particulier chez les chimpanzés de la région de Nyonié et cela ont donné lieu à une publication scientifique, "Reflections in rainforest mirrors facilitate behavioral observations of wild chimpanzees Primates n°58 2017-01". Ce comportement est filmé sur nos trois vidéos suivantes : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqWweJaCp7ZkaKc (Frottement de la croupe chez les chimpanzés = effet anti-stress ? Un comportement social jamais observé auparavant) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqfPmoekf5yCotE (des chimpanzés effrayés se rassurent avec des contacts de pseudo-copulation et de rump-to-rump devant le miroir) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnrXfKmNZs-ag80 (Chimpanzees front of a Mirror in the Gabon Jungle Grooming Power displays Copulation, Grooming again) Regardez nos autres vidéos de la chaine et n'oubliez pas à chaque fois de lire la description qui y est jointe après celle en anglais. Vous y apprendrez des informations très importantes. kzbin.infovideos

[@nameash1891]

Oh c’est génial vous êtes Français (ou en tout cas francophones ) . Je n’avais même pas vu la deuxième description en français au début . Merci pour vos explication !

[@tinkmarshino]

Dang those mirrors must be strong.. those chimps are not light weights.. I would have liked to see more.. it looked like he was figuring it out towards the end.. There interaction with the mirrors is so interesting to watch... Thanks again Xavier is there a place that I can go to see a longer version of these interactions? I do not believe we came from apes but they are a very smart creature and a lot like us in many respects there base behavior is possibly close to the first human base behavior and most definitely close to reaction people have today in maybe cases.. But just because I am a creationist doesn't mean I do not see the significance of chip behavior.. I truly appreciate you work and if I were a younger man would volunteer to work with you.. thanks again you and anne marie (I have a dawn marie) be safe and secure..you are a true french treasure to the world..

[@srinidhiacharla1766]

Man he is just showing off in front of his group. He’s acting all alpha to show he’s the real deal. When they leave he calms down coz he knows the chimp in the mirror is his reflection. Now you get it how close they are to us? He knew it right from the beginning. Read the description.

[@tinkmarshino]

@@srinidhiacharla1766 Well Dedax that is certainly one kind of explanation.

[@ohwon1195]

You guys were OK until someone sees you lol

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Have you read its attached description? Keep watching my homemade videos (170 pieces) that I put online on my channel and read the description attached to each one of them. You will know very interesting explanations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle and share its link with your friends: kzbin.infovideos

[@Macieks300]

Thanks for writing some info in the description but how do you know that an adult human would not recognize himself if he never saw a mirror in his life before? Was there an experiment conducted that proved it?

[@XHB06400CANNES]

I saw a scene where white explorers meeting a Papuan tribe shot a polaroid photo of a man and a woman side by side: Both of them recognized the other and didn't want to admit to being the second person in the photo because each didn't know what he looked like, having never seen himself! In the following video kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXibaHuXnrRsj9U , an excerpt from the report of the French director Jean-Pierre Dutilleux on a first contact with the Toulambis tribe in Papua New Guinea shows adult dads who were afraid to see themselves in a mirror, but who after a few minutes understood the reflective properties of this object. Compared to the silverback gorilla alone facing his reflection in a very large mirror, avoiding direct eye contact with it, it was easier for these Papuans, endowed with speech, standing in the middle of their quiet tribe, in front of a very small mirror with a white one that shows its reflective property, to understand, their reflection through the comments of other tribe members. Thank you for watching more of my 160 home made videos posted on my channel and read the description attached to each one. You will find very interesting information on the animals' reactions to my mirrors in the jungle: kzbin.infovideos

[@Macieks300]

​@@XHB06400CANNES Yeah, I watched that Toulambi video before too but it's not conclusive as it doesn't show for example their reaction after they were eased into being shown the mirror. It also wasn't even the proper mirror test, they just showed them a mirror. The main problem with psychology is that you don't know what other people are thinking so it could be possible that he knew already that the person in the mirror was himself but just was awed by the technology of the mirror. Also that's just a video and not a scientific study.

[@daviddicara991]

Brilliant! Do they never see their reflection in standing water?

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Many KZbinrs are surprised that animals facing large mirrors do not recognize themselves and that they are even afraid of their image or see rivals when they are used to seeing their own reflections in ponds, standing waters, lakes and rivers when they drink from them. Several times while bending down in sunny weather over a pool of aquatic plants with a dark bottom, I saw, on the surface of the water, my shadow but not the reflection of my face, whereas I saw that of my wife placed 2 meters away from me. I believe that on the surface of the water, one's own image cannot be reflected perpendicularly but distinctly laterally. This is why animals could not learn from the mirror by drinking from lakes, ponds or rivers. Don't forget to read the description attached to each of our 180 videos published on our channel kzbin.infovideos

[@marioalbertojimenezsanjurj3183]

At the final of the footage, it seems he realized, he is seeing his own image and think... What have I done? I got nuts!!!!! Creepy behavior but interesting!!!!👌 Saludos desde México!!!!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Merci beaucoup à Mexico !

[@Gnomo1111]

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[@srinidhiacharla1766]

Mario Alberto Jiménez Sanjurjo he knows it from the beginning. Just acting it up in front of his group. Now rewatch it.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

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[@gregd3551]

He wuz all kool till hiz crew showd up............

[@I_need_a_name]

Ah yes, the Trickster.

[@ahsokatano9159]

0:52 that sounded like child :o

[@chimpxi]

He seeing himself : "I'm a monke?"

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*"I'm an ape **-?"-*- -"I'm a monke?"- *The easiest to distinguish monkeys from apes is to look for a tail. Most monkey species have tails, but no apes (orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and gibbons).* Humans are apes (great apes, to be more specific). And the evidence suggests that we didn't descend from populations of other existing ape species - we just share a common ancestor. They're more like our distant cousins. But we share over 98% of DNA with common chimps and bonobos. Hit the “show more “ option, I attach a description with more information to each of my 180 videos published on my channel. kzbin.infovideos

[@rajeshbiswas3680]

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Thanks to our very loyal subscriber

[@mochgaming4873]

Did he just try to imitate the birb sound?

[@user-qg8uf7wv9k]

😂👍

[@Gnomo1111]

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[@servety8472]

Like mad House

[@howdoiunbakeacake1525]

Do u smoke weed?

[@mrblack9791]

hes hitting number 2 so weird

[@puch6535]

Звуки в джунглях конечно жуткие... Слоны трубят, аж вздрагиваешь. Непривычно, как и животным твое зеркало...

[@lePistolero]

The hell is others. L'enfer c'est les autres.

[@TrashCF4L]

Why bro so mad for 😂

[@dannore8077]

I'm gonna grab this branch and you are gonna be intimidated got it?

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Silverbacks and dominant chimpanzees feel stronger when they have an object in their hands, such as a branch or a vine. However, in front of a huge mirror, their reflection having the same behaviour, they are not brave in front of such an opponent. Watch my videos in which chimpanzees hit the mirror with vines and shrubs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5vbqImdqtGSoq8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKjOiaeom62tatU kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5K2XqSioNZ2mdU kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4fEkGergrGieLc After each viewing, click on the "show more" option, I attach a description with more information to each of my 150 videos published on my channel: kzbin.infovideos

[@SeventhListener]

@@XHB06400CANNES So when their opponent takes the same attitude as them, they don't feel as confident as they would if the enemy/intruder had a disadvantage (such as not holding an object or not standing to appear intimidating)?

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@@SeventhListener Maybe they will strike this reflection with empty hands, but the mirror will always reflect the lianas or branches in the hands of the chimpanzees facing the mirror

[@michaelwhalen2442]

Chuck E Cheese!

[@Oglerk]

Michael Whalen thank you micheal

[@muslumturan244]

Dunya lideri meyrem ana gibidir alah basimizda eksik etmesin

[@nazar8577]

Охренеть можно

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*Пожалуйста, посмотрите мои другие видео с таким художественным поведением этих шимпанзе в отдаленном районе Габона, где мои зеркала настроены:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKrOgKOaiMh0n7c Перед зеркалом шимпанзе танец пощечины, чтобы напугать злоумышленников, проникших в их домен. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5Kyipxtipycqpo танцевать с устрашающими прыжками среди шимпанзе перед зеркалами, установленными в их джунглях (Габон) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5K2XqSioNZ2mdU Шимпанзе танцуют танец запугивания... Danses d'intimidation chez les chimpanzés face aux miroirs kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKjOiaeom62tatU MSR Зеркало самопознания агрессивное поведение эволюционирует в самонаправленное поведение. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHTTe5l6iK2habs Во время шторма мужчины-шимпанзе напуганы своими отражениями в большом зеркале. На нашем KZbin канале kzbin.infovideos публикуется более 170 видео, снятых нашими камерами-ловушками в габонских джунглях. Большинство из них показывают встречи дикой природы с нашими 6 большими зеркалами. Если вы не понимаете английского языка, чтобы прочитать описание, прилагаемое к каждому из наших видеороликов, вы можете помочь себе с помощью бесплатной программы перевода, такой как www.deepl.com/en/ru/translator или translate.google.com

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

From the commentary: "this is much more difficult even for intelligent individuals. " This is just my thought... it is an interesting to consider that today, human's knowledge and skills advance largely due to the tiny % of brilliant humans - the Elon Musks of the race - and everyone else is getting a free ride from their insights. So that must have always been the case. Early and proto humans were not homogeneous, any more than we are today. 10,000 years ago, 50,000 years ago, there were always brilliant outstanding individuals whose personally abilities gave them insights beyond the technology of the day. No doubt this is true in these primates also. In one of these videos, there is an Einstein or Musk of gorillas or chimps. They must have existed, right?

[@stephenm8898]

And these are intelligent animals? I'd hate to see stupid

[@mcanuysal]

Self recognition is not something you born with and it is an intellectual breakthrough when its achieved. Dont judge living beings by your misled standarts.

[@stephenm8898]

@@mcanuysal get a grip of yourself you're falling apart. It was a joke

[@lansken]

Bad joke..,

[@stephenm8898]

@@lansken oh get a grip ffs

[@firasb-ck1dj]

Then you hate to look at the mirror

[@mitchellbliss3828]

Next time I go baboon hunting in SA, totally using a mirror is a blind. Few 2x2" hole cut in it... golden

[@fuckugplus]

He basicly done like "influancet " on instagram