Wild Animals React to Mirror

[@LordFlashheart]

That pheasant was 100% thinking 'You're a fine looking gentleman!'

[@kme]

"Why yes, I *am* a handsome example of my species."

[@sarka555]

Lol I said the exact same thing

[@lnteIIigence]

_"Leave some women for the rest of us!"_ 😊

[@TwizzlerGirl]

I have two pheasants as pets I’m gonna go put a mirror in their enclosure and see what they do hehe

[@milah2010]

@@TwizzlerGirl let us know how it goes lol

[@fisch69]

Magpies are considered to be one of the smartest non- mammalian species. In the mirror test they are one of the few to recognize themselves!!

[@FelixFiske]

That's the Eurasian Magpie not the Australian ones (who are not part of the crow family)

[@johnmead8437]

The species shown are one of the more damaging predators introduced to New Zealand. Like cats, many think they are cute and harmless, the truth is very different. Even conservation organisations seem to miss that issue., which sometimes isn't bewildering given some of the pearls of wisdom (among plenty of sound information) their brilliant technically skilled amazing etc staff regurgitate.

[@royalibis42]

Actually the magpie's shown are also extremely intelligent! I live in Australian and have therefor have never encountered the Eurasian magpie and as such know little of their intelligence (I do know they are very smart though, as most corvids are) but the ones here know how to unzip lunchboxes and turn on drinking fountains, they also memorize the faces of people who have been kind to them!! These ones too can recognize themselves in mirrors and are known for forming games to play with other members of their flock, which is another sign of intelligence.

[@wendigo6782]

All birds are smart. If only they could talk...

[@willatkinson-moses9982]

@@FelixFiskenah that’s the Australian one. I’m from NZ and we don’t have the Eurasian magpie

[@korstmahler]

Of course the birds strut around it going "So that's what I look like clearly" After a lifetime of puddle and pool reflections, that's got to be a hell of a novelty to them.

[@geadup]

Wow didn’t think of that, that’s actually very true!

[@zindi1138]

ya..that mag was idk known a joker

[@t84t748748t6]

u say that but i have seen a bird fight to the dead whit slightly reflective glass because that bird in the glass was invading his territory but i think magpie and crows are smart enough to get it

[@173jaSon371]

Not a novelty, they view it as a threat to their territory. Videos like this one are stupid and harmful to wildlife

[@DESOUSAB]

@@173jaSon371 I think nature is resilient enough to survive a mirror in the forest. Maybe even two...

[@thisorthat7746]

5:14 I think this deer ideally should pass the Mirror Test. He was curious, approached the anomaly carefully, and started investigating. He noticed that the "other dear" was mimicing his every move. When he walked away at 5:49, he noticed there was no deer where he thought he saw one, and came back to investigate more. He realized that there was no deer but if he stepped just slightly to the right, a "deer" appears and when he walks away the "other deer" completely or partially disappears. He kept bowing his head to see if the "other deer" would also mimic this very specific movement. He didn't look scared to me, just very confused. He was even relaxed enough to eat something. I think ultimately, he was very confused but came to the realization that there was no "other deer" infront of him.

[@jayfitzgerald9846]

Iirc, them eating is more of a test/attempt to see the reaction of another animal. But the overall reaction definitely seemed like it was curious

[@landsgevaer]

Even if it realized there was no real other deer, did it realize it was its own mirror image though? That is why the mirror test involves a red dot painted on an invisible part of oneself, usually, afaik.

[@savinebabe]

that wouldnt be passing the mirror test but it is interesting, the animal has to recognize itself and show sentience to pass the mirror test

[@landsgevaer]

@@savinebabe Show sentience? I have yet to see a human actually show sentience. How can one show sentience? One can only show behaviour. Or how do you define sentience?

[@dmitryche8905]

@@landsgevaer dinosaurs (birds) seem smarter than deers

[@Julie-wk7vo]

I like how the older stag, in his wisdom of age, carefully backed up as quietly as he could, rather than racing away, making all kinds of noise.

[@user-ii1iy8fz1d]

Just did my first roar hunt, thick southern bush, I was purely watching, listening learning. My mentor called one in to maybe 50m, all went quiet, 2minutes later, the stag had stlked us, snuck up behind us, and all we saw when he cracked a stick at 20m, was his rump disappearing rapidly as we turned with nocked arrows.... Fn amazing how silent and crafty thos bush stags are. What a challenge ❤

[@hughmongous2554]

I think we don't really realize how creeped out the animals must be. Humans with their stunted senses rely heavily on visuals, for us a mirror would be a good imitation of meeting another person; for animals, they'd usually hear or smell other animals before actually seeing them, and then suddenly seeing such an apparition that STILL doesn't emit any noise or smell must be like a human seeing a ghost or zombie, some sort of human-like puppet that clearly lacks some human characteristics.

[@andrea.dandelion]

This is what I was thinking too! I know they rely a lot on smell and truly those animals (perhaps except for the birds) must've been so confused. And yes, probably creeped out. I like how you described it!!

[@DepthStrider222]

Humans don’t necessarily have stunted senses, our daytime vision is better than most mammals and we can see more colors, just like other primates. Our sense of hearing isn’t horrible either in relation to most animals. That being said most mammals rely on smell and our nose is mostly just for breathing.

[@TheRestedOne]

Coming across a random mirror propped up in the woods would make my hairs stand on end. I’d be gtfo-ing outta there way quicker than these animals.

[@schnek8927]

@@TheRestedOneIt’s just a gateway to the mirror dimension, nothing to worry about. Your mirrored self will emerge and replace you soon after, as expected.

[@yin8079]

Even elephants can recognize themselves in mirrors and they have awful sight/best smell and in the animal kingdom.

[@merimkastrat5846]

5:14 this deer is interesting to me. Unlike other deers that either starts running after they start seeing themselves, or backed away and left. This one actually slowly, and carefully approached the mirror. I love how there are certain animals that isnt easily scared. This one looks genuinely curious. Like, it wanted to know what is it or who it is its seeing. Then assumed its a fellow deer like itself. Then when it left, notice something about the deer, seeing partially missing and then goes back to look at it again. Repeated times it does this, and tried to figure out what its seeing. The only deer that handled the situation calmly and didnt run or backed away at first sight. Just shows not all animals are the same.

[@mysocksarewet]

I find it interesting that all the deer reacted differently and have different personalities.

[@thatpandaz6094]

It looks like it's testing putting it's head down or doing other thinga to test out if the "other deer" does the same. Like it knows something is fishy, I wonder if it was just curiosity or it was catching on to something

[@ogogogm]

That’s the same deer that will analyze the street before crossing or going another way. The skittish deer are known to be the runners just going head first (generally)

[@ogogogm]

And if the video poster is correct about the summer growing, I think the deer that are influenced by humans more whether it’s this Mirror test or proximity or dudes feeding them in the forest, those deer are often the more confident, “smart deer” while everyone else sees the skittish deer acting out of natural behavior as the “stupid” road kill ones

[@pungetello]

poor deer, it's trying so hard to understand what's going on, its brain just isn't made for it

[@sarahb.6475]

The young deer seems to remember the mirror from when she was younger and didnt run away or get scared during the second encounter. "oh yes, here is that weird thing I had encountered in the woods.. " And the birds clearly love it!

[@moltenboss1371]

well she was like curios but she felt.. scared? it was just looking at it's reflection, maybe she did not remember but it's really cute to see a deer going back to the same place, it's like some feeling if proudness

[@mysocksarewet]

And we don’t know if that’s the same deer for sure but if it is, it’s cool to see her personality is the same.

[@feystruck81]

I felt sorry for the fawn/yearling. I don't know what happened to her mom, but she was clearly alone and wanted some sort of companionship. Oh well, mirror deer. At least I have you.

[@xN0XvRVLEZx]

@@feystruck81She was probably somewhere near by. They are known to occasionally separate quite a bit in terms of distance.

[@anikagh]

My birds love my mirror. They are too cute

[@mrspirus5735]

6:18 It looks like the deer realizes it copies its every move and its trying to trick the mirror by quickly looking at it again and again 😂

[@uatcgfhdhu]

Yeah! Kind of like toddlers.

[@jessicapatton2688]

I thought the same lol

[@Kyra_of_Kerkyra]

Yes, it does. So cute and clever. ❤❤❤

[@babs629]

At 2:29 we have a rare sighting of a "house cat" taking a walk through the deep forest late at night! I shall call him "Cotton Eyed Joe" because I have two questions: Where did he come from and Where did he go?

[@LoganPrimm]

Underated

[@CancerChick0523]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@fairhall001]

Maggie's were adorable, one singing while the other was on their back playing with their image lol

[@PoetGorman]

Acting as any Hollywood diva does in front of a mirror!

[@OshineTheOranguTANK]

there was more going on than that. at 2:30 the bird goes up and checks, looks behind, and what seemed to me like clear communication letting its partner know the suspicious birds were not rivals or something of the sort. Idk but I definitely got a husband going to check out the situation while wife stands back. just my thoughts on that little interesting exchange

[@Gutslinger]

It wasn't on it's back. It did sorta flop down and kinda lean to it's side though.

[@TeenyTonnie]

iirc magpies can recognize themselves in the mirror

[@JimmyWelds]

Surprised the mirror didn't get headbutted by the big red lol

[@darrynbeattie9554]

They aren't aggressive

[@echofoxtrot2.051]

Him trying to figure it out was hilarious. You can tell his brain is telling him "something isn't right here" but he's really curious as well. Gorgeous set of antlers!

[@ZooScott]

O’ wad a gif’ tae gi’e us : 🌊⚖️🪃💥🏴…….

[@respectbossmon]

He clearly was intimidated by what he saw. "Whoa! Look at that rack! I do not want to mess with him. No, I'll just go this way, instead."

[@pandakicker1]

I was thinking the same thing! xD

[@ktmal1681]

Imagine walking down the street and seeing someone across the road that looks exactly like you and moves exactly as you do, but then their head or limbs just disappear every now and then.

[@PoetGorman]

Twilight Zone!

[@Diamond40000]

I would die of heart attack

[@666RitaRita]

I did that once - walking in a mall . Saw myself in a mirror , and waved at myself before I realized what I was doing .

[@ktmal1681]

@@666RitaRita hahaha, i think i would die if that happened in public.... Must of been hilarious to see though.

[@ktmal1681]

@@Diamond40000 Yep, but would make a great horror movie!

[@WA_S_S_AW]

4:57 that guy is the leader. All those youngsters with crazy stories; he had to check it out.

[@lyssao.8308]

Fr😂

[@LBoopSnoot]

The deer had the most interesting reaction. Seeing it again all that time later, wanting to figure it out, testing out different movements. I wonder if she remembered seeing it when she was younger.

[@PinkyNdTheBrainLover]

Young deer is wondering ' Why don't you smell like anything? Why are you moving when I move, and staring at me when I look up?! ' so cute.

[@PoetGorman]

Like human babies do.

[@aff77141]

The way she pokes her head around the edge a couple times noticing it disappears, then decides that's enough for the day 😂 clever girl

[@krishanpaul2]

maybe. although i'm pretty sure that young deer dont have a smell. so they may be used to deer not having a smell if they've been around really young deer.

[@bogan8865]

Birds in general react much better when seeing their reflection, because they come into contact with their reflection more often. Through the form of windows created by humans or simply by flying over water sources and seeing how reflective they are. This allows them to perceive themselves more often than other animals giving them a stronger sense of self, and awareness. Hence why they are able to check themselves in the mirror.

[@crackwitz]

That's the first plausible explanation I've heard of for their behavior in front of mirrors.

[@rabidL3M0NS]

More to do with the fact that both birds and primates rely heavily on sight while most mammals rely primarily on scent and sound. Imagine seeing your reflection but not being able to smell or hear it

[@michaelbuckers]

@@rabidL3M0NS Imagine smelling and hearing your reflection but not being able to see it.

[@VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

And the fact male birds love looking at themselves

[@bellatordei3440]

Once I saw a crow attacking its reflection on a window 🤭

[@BrettCaton]

2:40 the magpies seem to see through it immediately and not be bothered, one even just plays with it. It's scary how smart they are.

[@thekraken8082]

4:24 those are some real gorgeous antlers

[@nathanielvasquez6182]

So no one’s gonna mention the cat randomly wondering in a forest 😂😂

[@khakicampbell6640]

I was like "Whait a minute... that's a CAT!" lol😸 and suddenly had a bunch of questions.

[@fallenangel_899]

@@khakicampbell6640 Cats are invasive in NZ

[@nathanielvasquez6182]

@@fallenangel_899 really that’s wild haha wish we had that problem in the US😂

[@fallenangel_899]

@@nathanielvasquez6182 You do have the same problem lol

[@geministrial950]

That's just a Thunderclan cat, nothing new

[@naiaddore1797]

I love how the buck saw the mirror, slowly looked back at the camera, looked at the mirror again and was like: "Nope." and backed away. 😆

[@rottenhead8385]

That's exactly what I saw too, "Nope." Adorable!

[@Jagar_Tharn]

@SnoopyDoofie lol

[@Horsesholdingmen]

Personally I saw it as a “you seein this shit?” type of moment

[@trashyCorn.12]

​@@Horsesholdingmen "Why the hell is the tree flying?"

[@michaelbuckers]

Wild animals that go by the motto of "that's probably trouble yeah thanks no thanks" are the ones who get to live long.

[@kennethh.566]

The bottom of my front door has a mirror-polished brass kick plate that the eastern bluebirds love to interact with. At least once a week I hear loud knocking at my door. They hit it hard enough that it sounds like a person is knocking but when I open the door all I see is a startled eastern blue flying off my porch. I'm guessing it's a male eastern blue and he see's his reflection as a threat to his territory. 🤣

[@allanegleston4931]

when i was a boy, in my bed room there were celing height triangle windows . every summer a bird would come along and sit on floodlights that were about the same height. the bird would start whacking at the window at all hours of the day. the bird was male and he was attacking his own reflection. we put newspapers in the window and that stopped that.

[@173jaSon371]

They dont "love" to interact with it genius. They view it as being another bird in their territory and are trying to attack it and make it leave. Birds do this to any sort of window or reflection. It isn't cute, it's harming wildlife and this video is fucking stupid.

[@productions-yu7hl]

The male cardinals in my backyard used to fly into my bedroom window in the morning and attack their reflection. It was an odd sound to hear first thing in the morning. Heard a smack and then the flapping of feathers up against the glass.

[@Jaymat222]

That little deer was curious all summer long. I love how he grew the courage to walk up to the mirror

[@ceebee2]

That mature red deer stag is BEAUTIFUL! What a big boy!

[@galacticcat8464]

That one fawn is so cute. Runs away but then keeps coming back to check it out again. And then when it’s older still is curious and comes by

[@revalid6824]

This is super intressting to watch! I dont think the deer really fully recognizes itself as himself but just the idea of the deer trying to figure out whats infront of him is super exciting! Animals keep proving that they are smarter than what we give them credit for. They might be predictable like a toddler but every animal carrys its own knowledge kinda like humans do & thats verry wild!

[@dragonsember]

Some animals, like the magpies, can recognize their own reflection, but most animals can't. I imagine it's kind of trippy to see another deer making all the exact same movements as you.

[@pandakicker1]

@@dragonsemberThat is enough to get me giggling at their adorable reactions. xD

[@HuckleberryHim]

@@dragonsember It's more accurate to say most animals haven't been "proven" (by whatever criteria) to recognize themselves in mirrors. There is some evidence that ants can do this, as well as some fish. I think a deer can figure it out eventually. We can't know what's going on in their minds, but clearly far, far, FAR more animals are capable of self-recognition in mirrors than is accepted. Seems like someone should set the record straight on this, but no one is doing it, bizarrely. Maybe the tests they use are flawed but they just assume a negative means no need for further testing (for example, applying a dot to the animal; some animals may just not care to remove the dot, and they will "fail" the test).

[@Jude300c]

​​@@HuckleberryHimWell we have to consider that they do have to "Carry on" and survive. When taken out of a survival situation, you can better analyze it because they have more time to relax.

[@Laezar1]

@@HuckleberryHim well, the dot test is more about looking at wether they try to remove the dot from themselves or from the animal they see in the mirror. If they go for themselves you know they understand how the mirror works. The thing is that you're right there could be other reason even if they go for the mirror. They might not have the spatial awareness to understand how to use the mirror to interact with their own body (it's not that easy honestly even if you understand it) or a ton of other reason. And also not understanding mirrors doesn't necessarily mean lacking any form of sentience. But yeah the more we study animals the clearer it gets that they have a much deeper internal world than we give them credit for.

[@DerMeister821]

I love showing my animals a mirror. Brought our new rabbit in, it studied itself, pupped it ears up a couple times, nose was going crazy, pretty hilarious. At first it was irritable, so it must have thought it was a rival, after 10 minutes or so it seemed like it figured out what was going on and interest waned.

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

5:55 That deer was probably like: "Oh hey long time no see, man! Where have you been all this time? :D"

[@eshingansho]

Mirrors are a great way to tell intelligence level. Magpie knows it is themselves instantly, they are very smart. Pheasant is not to far behind, see self thinks who is that, tries to say hi then realises it is him and is all like hey that is a handsome pheasant right there! 4:52 Buck is not seeing his reflection yet but instantly notices things don't seem right, part of that tree is missing.. what is going on here!?

[@casienwhey]

Interesting video. The ability to self-identify a reflection is a rare characteristic in nature and a sign of significantly higher intelligence. There are only a handful of animals that we know of which can do this - the great apes, dolphins, elephants and maybe octopuses.

[@JazzyWaffles]

Also corvids! Including the magpies in this video :)

[@Usulcardo]

@@JazzyWaffles Australian Magpies are not corvids. They are Artamids, a different family all together. The name "magpie" is misleading since they are not closely related to the true magpies from Eurasia and America, they just called them that because of their pied colour.

[@theaveragecomment1014]

@@JazzyWafflesMaybe they could, I don’t know much about Australian Magpies, I only know that the Eurasian one can identify their reflection. The ones in this video are a different species though. So it’s unconfirmed whether they can identify themselves or not

[@asmodeus304]

I dont know about that--ants can do it too!

[@DeltaDaspleto]

Manta rays recognize themselves as well.

[@bdo_potato]

The older stag wanted *no* part of it 🤣 The younger deer and magpies loved seeing themselves, I think.

[@PoetGorman]

Just like humans!

[@theadmiral4157]

The older stag be like, "I don't have much time for this sh*t"

[@ctruthlyfe4452]

And hence why he managed to become an older deer, by staying away from the unknown. That's a life lesson to many of us, as it can preserve our lives.

[@bdo_potato]

@@ctruthlyfe4452 Agreed lol You are preaching to da choir 😄

[@Centiwing]

@@PoetGormandeer actually don’t recognise themselves in the mirror, magpies however do

[@stellabella6839]

Wow, the buck at 4:35, so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@crusader.survivor]

Walking in a forest, seeing my reflection, I'd flip out too! This is awesome! I love when animals interact with human stuff!

[@Petr75661]

I wonder how hikers would react, somebody should film them in their natural habitat

[@jakebrowning2373]

You wouldn't know it was your reflection though

[@leaf16nut]

You should google "beastiality" then, you'd love that, no need to thank me 💁‍♂

[@focidhomophobicii2426]

It all fun and game until the reflection doesn't go the same

[@frosttheicefloeturtle8143]

Same

[@GraupeLie]

Interesting how the birds, especially the magpies, are the most inquisitive (they are very clever, too), but also how that one deer became more curious and began to approach and try to find out what was going on with that mirror...

[@susanharkema2888]

Magpies are SO smart...he's probably like, "Damn, that bird is fiiinnneee." LOL OMG that 12-pt buck is gorgeous.There's probably folk tales amongst the forest animals about the "looking glass."

[@resseplayz5645]

It cracked me up when the deer realized the its reflection was copying its movements 5:40

[@tinakilpatrick5312]

I think the young deer is showing signs of sentience! I love this video and hope it gets a wider audience.

[@stellviahohenheim]

everybody knows animals doesn't have awareness

[@FonicsSuck]

​@@stellviahohenheim you're an animal, technically. How aware are we? Or are we just blindly following our instincts and hers mentalities?

[@lenBrill1971]

I agree. The dear kept coming back. I believe it started figuring out that it was looking at itself. They did this with elephants. They would put a mark on an elephants head. The elephant finally realized it was looking at it's reflection and used their trunk to remove the mark from it's own head. Not from its reflection. Animals figure things out.

[@OceanPacific111]

Animals already are sentient beings. Supposedly this includes humans.

[@gamesahsv862]

@@stellviahohenheim oh please, a baby would have act the same, you are just adult and know more than them and there are alot of thing you don't know about, how ignorant of you to comment such thing

[@lindyc.2552]

Awww, I liked the sweet little Magpies the best, singing to the mirror!

[@Splashstar216]

The deer at the end def knew it was herself in the mirror 🪞 🤩🥰🦌

[@Whytho-dude]

The mirror blends in so well sometimes it looks like there really are two deer moving in perfect synchronicity

[@GrannysGarage333]

The red stag was beautiful! Great video! Happy no one broke the mirror! Lol

[@Blandge]

Be careful carrying large mirrors. I have a friend who had a mirror shatter while he was moving it, and it sliced open his wrist/forearm are so bad that it severed all the the major arteries, veins and tendons. He had to be rushed to the ER to have everything reattached, skin graphs, etc, and he is still partially paralyzed in his fingers and hand.

[@starwolven]

Why would anyone carry a large mirror without leather gloves and shard resistant sleeves? Foolish.

[@Blandge]

@@starwolven Because they don't realize how dangerous it is.

[@maggiemccauslin1084]

Ouch

[@Megatone230]

I was going to say I hope it's a safety mirror, seems an animal could break it and become injured as well.

[@MareShoop]

@@BlandgeYou’d ( not you) have to stupid not to know how dangerous a mirror is. It’s freaking glass.

[@petersmith5886]

4:45 now those are some antlers! Wow!

[@NickV-ez4be]

If I lived in a forest all my life and never saw my reflection, I wouldn't immediately recognize myself in the mirror either. Given that these animals were confronted with something they'd never seen before, their reactions looks quite intelligent. For example, many animals come quite close to their reflection and don't see it as a threat, does that mean they at least realize it's not another animal?

[@user-N20]

The deer at 5:12 it seems like it begins to understand how the mirror works, or at the very least it's interested in understanding what it's seeing in front of it. I can see the cogs turning in that deer's brain :)

[@afellowguy1933]

That one deer was so curious! Thanks for sharing man incredible footage!

[@jimparsons6803]

Interesting. About a third of the way through, there were two dark and light colored birds. One such looked behind the mirror to try to fathom what might be going on, I guess. Some species of birds are pretty clever. Crows come to mind. I have seen similar clips concerning some of the higher primates that also look behind their puzzling mirrors.

[@JazzyWaffles]

They're magpies! Same group as crows and ravens, and just as smart. They almost definitely recognized themselves in the mirror, corvids are one of the smartest animal groups on the planet.

[@d.b.2215]

​@@JazzyWafflesthese are Australian Magpies. A misnomer, since they're not closely related to the true magpies and crows.

[@JazzyWaffles]

@@d.b.2215 they aren't related...? Ugh this is arctic foxes all over again I'm gonna find who did this to English and throw hands

[@PoetGorman]

Doing research on something they rarely see. Brilliant.

[@hentron420]

2:28 Damn that cat is living its best wild life

[@EnhypenStar]

It reminded me of warrior cats 😭

[@rustygold598]

This is ALL KINDS of interesting!! I need to see one in the sea! I want to see fish, seal, whale, dolfin, octopi encounters. THAT would be awesome.

[@bobjoatmon1993]

My neighbor hung a sliding closet mirror door on the side of his barn. The cows don't even seem to notice it but the horses he's got like to do stuff in front of the mirror and watch themselves AND they will push each other away so they can get a turn. He's also got a big one meter (or maybe a yard, just estimating) ball that the 4 of them play soccer with so it's cool to sit on my back porch drinking coffee and watch them. Since I'd seen primates interacting with mirrors I tried putting one up next to the squirrel feeder (I thought it was a bird feeder but the damn tree rats proved me wrong) and they like the mirror a lot too.

[@fogsfunhouse]

Great video! Thank you for educating us about bush animals, I see a lot of animals I don’t see in America and it’s really fun. They are so cute, especially the fawn seeing herself in the mirror. The deer are adorable!

[@quantumcat7673]

This forest is so healthy! The birds are very curious. Perhaps a sign of their intelligence. Thanks for this interesting upload!

[@williep8890]

Possibly the most unhealthy forrest in NewZealand. All those animals and even those pines are all introduced pests. They all taste good though. And the video's interesting to see

[@spacemanjupiter]

@@williep8890 You are also an introduced pest and are not a native land mammal in NZ

[@fallenangel_899]

Funny because of all these animals are all invasive/foreign species. Deers/ cats/ magpies/ hares/ pheasant/ possum/ stag/ wallaby. Most of these are invasive and shouldn't be in NZ. They are all out of control, no thanks to the British. They may be cute buts it's unfortunate to see them.

[@saltator8565]

@@fallenangel_899 I thought this was Scotland or something until I saw that Australian magpie. New Zealand is an ecological joke.

[@fallenangel_899]

@@saltator8565 Jokes are supposed to be funny.

[@davidneal6920]

What an awesome video! Such a great variety of wildlife and love the clarity of the footage! 🇳🇿 🥝

[@vegecook]

They are all non native species to Aotearoa but looked plump and healthy so the tucker must be good.

[@judoboy83]

There is no indigenous fauna (or flora) in New Zealand?

[@vegecook]

@judoboy83 in this video I meant. There are mostly birds, no mammals other than a bat in Aotearoa. All of the animals in this video are non-native, but the magpie might be self-introduced species from Australia. Aotearoa has wicked bird life, beautiful dawn choruses!

[@johncitizen306]

​@@vegecook what's an "aotearoa" ?

[@Sharkstixx]

The maori (First Nations people) name for New Zealand. It is common to refer to places with their original name nowadays!

[@ergosumadrieyl2927]

That baby deer is so smart. She remembered the mirror and instantly recognizes herself 🥰

[@mobiuseno]

3:25 Pheasant, I look pleasant 😌

[@andrewcheshire244]

“Bambi, you’ve been staring in the mirror all day again haven’t you?” “Yes mom”

[@Noivy_]

If it wasn’t for the animals this forest would easily pass for the ones in Washington State along the mountains. Very similar types of plant life. Probably a bit less safe for the mirrors due to larger predators that might take harsher exception to perceived territorial intruders, especially bears.

[@johncitizen306]

Yeah almost every item of fauna seen here is endemic to nz so I'm going to call bs on that

[@josiemainecoon]

Yep, luckily, no bears here!

[@mariesmith5670]

We used to have a couple long mirrors, and my Australian cattle dog figured out that he was looking at himself when he looked in, and he would go from mirror to mirror with a big grin on his face admiring himself. He was a character. And I think he thought he was very handsome. I am 100% sure that he realized it was himself for multiple reasons.

[@jrubybowman]

That's so cute - Bambi found a friend!

[@thewinterprince1731]

I would have laughed so hard if this video ended with an animal full-on RAMMING the mirror thinking it was about to duel a rival.

[@thetwelfth9987]

The random cat with white socks in the woods just walked in there like “don’t mind me I’m on a business trip nothin’ to see”

[@kmdionis]

Beautiful location. Those ferns! ♥️

[@RY97z]

2:22 that’s the bulkiest fawn I’ve ever seen lol. He lifts for sure.

[@rj-zz8im]

Gorgeous forest! Gorgeous animals!

[@lizbetty6661]

Amazing to see the animals that come from this country. I love how the deer kept coming back to look at himself.

[@jasonfox6013]

Could sit back and watch it for hours Thank you Brother much love from Auckland

[@vegecook]

Would have been out of it to stumble on the mirror in the bush - would have taken my brain a few seconds to work out who was looking back at me🤣

[@SCruz-wi3wd]

this is sure to become a legendary mysterious occurrence among the local wildlife

[@sunstripe85]

I love this so much! It's so cool seeing do many different species ❤ The fawn was so cute running away like, "Mommmm!!" And I love that the super intelligent magpie went to investigate so thoroughly... it looked like one of them even looked around the side of the mirror verifying it was a mirror. I never thought about what a mirror in the wilderness would result in and I'm so happy to find out. Thank you for the great idea and sharing it with us all! ❤❤

[@XokrissXo]

Birds: Damn I look good Other animals: WITCH CRAFT!!

[@Catherinzsl]

Thanks for making and sharing this. There were a few moments when I thought the deer were going to charge the mirror and end it! Thanks also for trapping possums. 🙏

[@PoetGorman]

If someone left a mirror in the wilderness where I'm hiking, I would charge it too.

[@shanesauce7738]

@@PoetGormanhow much

[@PoetGorman]

@@shanesauce7738 Depends on what outfit I was wearing.

[@lisal.4498]

Birds are smart and very aware of their surroundings- great parents too!

[@bushbash37]

That was really interesting! Wonder what the stag would have done in the peak of the roar

[@johnmead8437]

Didn't really seem to acknowledge it's reflection (over an unusual object), unlike the weaner & hare, or birds. May vary on the day perhaps.

[@BushEscape]

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking Khan, I'd imagine our little mate would be carting out fragments 😅

[@kaden.slone04_biology]

In North America (with "elk") we call it the bugle.

[@pm12321]

Great idea for a video! Thanks for sharing 😀👍. I liked how you wrote the type/species of animal each time.

[@fwMMVII]

I love how the red deer fawns just 🏃‍♀️

[@aksalaman4689]

What a great idea you had! Kind of wonder what goes through their brain when looking in the mirror.

[@Rimraz]

Those magpies brought back some memories of growing up in the country and waking up them squawking!

[@grassfireu]

One of my favorite things to do with kittens on the farm growing up. It identified my favorites. I also was fortunate enough to raise a deer who was welcome in our house often enough. Bucky John Deer seemed to know it was him in the mirror since there were two of me as well.

[@IRONHEAD12701]

The red deer fawn was cute. He’s like, “Ma!!! Come looky what I found! It’s me in a 🤔, I dunno what, but you gotta see it MOM!” 😂😂😂😂

[@paisley1134]

This is so cool!love it, love watching deer

[@viipauliiv2672]

Imagine a life of never ever seeing your self, without mirrors or cameras

[@lukeduke3001]

that was really interesting surprising how many different animals in the bush

[@jocelynecupcake]

The animals are so cute ^u^ I wish we had wallabies and kangaroos in the U.S

[@josiemainecoon]

We don't have kangaroos here! But we do have wallaroos, which is a hybrid species of roo & wallaby.....

[@rileylewis2156]

Even I would be startled to see my own reflection in the woods

[@ussnewjersey1756]

1:10 poor little Bambi

[@lisakh4589]

The birds are the boldest as they go right up to the mirror… ❤

[@Afro408]

I was surprised that the Red stag didn't challenge himself in the mirror. Interesting reactions all around and when I saw the cat, my trigger finger suddenly got itchy. 🤣

[@Shastasnow]

They have a great sense of smell. Not great eye sight. It think it takes them longer than some animals to figure it out. But eventually they seem to understand it. Like the baby that aged up seemed scared of it at first but then gradually started playing around with it.

[@maiafay]

Why would you shoot a cat?

[@Afro408]

@@maiafay Because they are feral where I live and consume millions of native fauna every day. They don't belong in the NZ bush either.

[@tachytack]

​@@Afro408some people just want to see animals suffer smh my head

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

I like how the fawn saw its reflection and was like "ah hell nah its a skin walker".

[@shadowsmoonlight]

I left a mirror in the garage once as the frame needed repainting and my puppy went there and he scratched all over it trying to get inside maybe...also his drool was all over. I think he saw a puppy he wanted to play with.😂

[@Leon-if2ds]

3:28 'Looking goood today'😏

[@johnflys1]

Be interesting how long the mirror would last in the roar😮

[@rose-rose13]

Probably not long😊

[@krystallvinter7438]

Yes! These are the animal experiments I love seeing! No trapping them, force-feeding them, no near-death experiences, no blood-shed, all in the name of "science". This is wild animals being introduced to something foreign to them in their natural habitat, and they have the freedom to choose whether or not they want to interact with the object. I wish more scientists and animal "experts" would take notes from this guy. He's doing it right.

[@youremom5463]

lmao at science in quotations as if it being cruel makes it not science

[@krystallvinter7438]

@@youremom5463 It does make it science. But it also makes it cruelty and torture. So I see it as those two before science. And I do not support or accept science if animal cruelty is involved.

[@yummyapplestroodle]

I loved those magpies, other one falling over for itself

[@BadlandBrawl-h3z]

As if wild animals have never seen their own reflection in water drinking pools, takes them a while to work the mirror out tho! 😂

[@henriqueheidi984]

An awesome and very interesting video! Congrats Though i got shocked when I finally realized that the place was actually in New Zealand... I thought it was an European country due to the red deer, hare and pheasant. The magpies appeared before the hare and pheasant but I automatically associated them with the earlier red deer and thought they were European magpies. Only the possuns and wallaby made me realize ... wait this is an Oceania country?! I didn't even know that red deer and pheasant were also introduced there.

[@jacobobrien4846]

4:40 Cool shot

[@williep8890]

Sad we dont see any native fauna, but a great vid nonetheless

[@highlandergunn9240]

I bet the critters are thinking its a doorway to another dimension

[@princesscarlet1]

The male deer is so beautiful!

[@nicktman]

Cool video mate....interesting fact for some of your overseas viewers.....not one of those animals was native to NZ

[@lachlanmacarthur8992]

Yeah it's shocking hey. Just goes to show how much we fucked these ecosystems.