Unlike his family this young gorilla male takes his mirror training seriously in the Gabon jungle

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Anne-Marie, Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE and their friend Michel GUISS DJOMOU installed six large mirrors in the Gabonese jungle near Nyonié in order to film the reaction of wild animals from different angles as they encounter their reflection.
Members of a gorilla family from this jungle come and go as they please in front of these mirrors. Just as in humans, self- recognition in primates is not an innate ability. The ability to recognise one’s own reflection is the result of a training process that little by little allows the human, or primate to understand the mirror’s properties:
Among young humans, this training is easier at home, 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. This learning in the mirror can last several weeks and it is only around the age of 2 years that the young human understands that in the mirror it is not a play partner who makes the same movements as he does. If, without him noticing, his mother puts a lipstick mark on his forehead and places him in front of the mirror, discovering this mark on his reflection, he will then put his hand on his own forehead. He will have passed the mirror test.
Among gorillas, 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. This young gorilla wants to understand the mirror's secret. He attempts to get to known this never before seen gorilla who copies its every movement. He approches the stranger, the stranger approches as well, when he tries to touch this newcomer, the newcomer also reaches out its hand but its fingers are met with a cold, flat surface rather than the warm touch the gorilla was expecting. For this reason, he checks if this other young gorilla would not be behind the mirror. He tries to press its lips against the stranger or lick its face the result is the same, once again the gorilla encounters this cold, hard surface.
The silverback considers his reflection, has come into his territory in order to steal his females. Being a non-violent he does not wish to trigger a direct confrontation and therefore he avoids looking at this intruder directly in the eyes (act of defiance in silverbacks)
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Anne-Marie, Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE et leur ami Michel GUISS DJOMOU ont installé six grands miroirs dans la jungle Gabonaise près de Nyonié afin de filmer la réaction des animaux sauvages sous différents angles lorsqu'ils rencontrent leur réflexion.
Les membres d'une famille de gorilles de cette jungle vont et viennent à leur guise devant ces miroirs. Tout comme chez les humains, la reconnaissance de soi chez les primates n'est pas innée. La capacité à reconnaître sa propre réflexion est le résultat d'un apprentissage qui permettra, peu à peu à l'homme, ou primate, de comprendre les propriétés du miroir :
Chez les jeunes humains, cette « formation au miroir » est plus facile à la maison, 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. Cet apprentissage dans le miroir peut durer plusieurs semaines et ce n'est que vers l'âge de 2 ans que le jeune humain comprend que dans le miroir ce n'est pas un partenaire de jeu qui refait les mêmes mouvements que lui. Si, sans qu'il s'en aperçoive, sa mère lui met une marque de rouge à lèvres sur le front et le place devant le miroir, découvrant cette marque sur son reflet, il mettra alors sa main sur son propre front. Il aura réussi le test du miroir.
Chez les gorilles, dans l'insécurité de la jungle, apprendre avec ses parents qui n’ont pas fait cet apprentissage et qui ne parlent pas, c'est beaucoup plus difficile même pour des individus intelligents. Ce jeune gorille voudrait comprendre le secret du miroir. Il tente de comprendre pourquoi ce gorille, qu’il n’a jamais rencontré auparavant, copie chacun de ses mouvements. S’il s’approche de cet étranger, celui-ci se rapproche aussi de lui. Quand il essaie de toucher ce nouveau venu, le nouveau venu tend aussi la main mais ses doigts heurtent une surface froide et plate et non le contact chaud d’une main. Pour cette raison, il vérifie si cet autre jeune gorille ne serait pas derrière le miroir. S’il pose ses lèvres contre celles de l'étranger ou s’il lui lèche le visage, le résultat est le même, une fois de plus le gorille rencontre cette surface froide et dure.
Le dos argenté, primate non violent, considère que son reflet est venu sur son territoire pour voler ses femelles. Il ne souhaite pas déclencher une confrontation directe et évite de le regarder directement dans les yeux, comportement considéré comme un acte de défi chez les dos argenté.

[@briterry4961]

He's like "I don't know guys, this dude seems pretty cool."

[@youngcor2750]

Bri Terry 😂😂😂

[@tedjohansen1634]

😂😂😂👌👌👌

[@emmad4152]

😂😂😂😂👌

[@jacobkrewson9876]

Kisses himself looks right at the camera then goes back to kissing himself

[@alejandromedina4597]

Gorilla is like: "I see you are a man of culture as well"

[@nocosa]

Imagine not having watch a mirror until you are 18 and then you find one with nobody to explain to you what it is. It would be scary at first, then awkward, and finally you'll realise in awe that's actually your reflection, and you see your face and everything for first time.

[@ordinaryservingofjell-onah1435]

Trying not to be caught acting gay be like 4:07

[@GeneralCane]

I love how even when they seem to understand the mirror there's a small part of them that's always ready for their reflection to do something unexpected.

[@youngcor2750]

GeneralCane you sir, have hit the nail on that one 😂

[@alexk9642]

i mean... even humans have that right? like sometimes when i get too close to my mirror i feel like im going to jump out at myself

[@thillylvhb1757]

@@alexk9642 that’s called personal issues

[@alexk9642]

@@thillylvhb1757 that's called skill issue

[@immrpresident_btw3283]

tongue kisses the mirror and looks back like “you didn’t see that”

[@beytullahdereli569]

He is pretty clever to test it by making noise hitting his chest, and confirms that its a reflection not a gate of paralel universe. Extra points for “running” while making the test. Cuz you know, when sound comes too you’ve got to run fast

[@jaxr2958]

This is so much like my local gym. All the young men there take their mirror training seriously too.

[@MrBTRDAYZ]

Hahahahahaha!!!

[@miszsaii24]

He started licking and kissing the mirror. He’s definitely close to being human 😂💓💗✨

[@leebennett4117]

A true test would be to paint a small dot on the apes nose(how this would be done I don't know) when the ape touches the paint on its own nose not the nose of the reflection

[@freeanimals594]

@@leebennett4117 There was a video I watched where they did that with elephants.

[@SteelChains]

''Anyone lookin'?'' ''No?'' *makes out with himself* ''Nice''

[@gilzor9376]

I think the 'pupil' is suspect of whatever the camera is incased in. He continually looks straight at it. As though he has made a connection of some sort between the two. This one clearly shows a level of intellect above just mere curiosity.

[@magmacube8689]

This is really brilliant. His confusion slowly transforms into curiosity, and to understanding.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*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, to change the SD, cells, batteries, to clean the objectives, to remove the fallen branches in their field of vision, to go up on foot the bed of the marigots to find zones of crossing of animals to install new traps there 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%. - reading after some comments reproaching us for the traumas generated by our large mirrors placed in a remote region of the jungle in Gabon, where wild animals live freely. They can go to these mirrors, as they see fit, and stay in front of them, as long as they want. No food is placed by humans next to mirrors to encourage them to come. - editing of videos with for each one 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... Thank you again. Watch my other videos of the channel and don't forget to read the description each time. You will learn some very important information. kzbin.infovideos

[@zazabean23]

It’s so interesting to find out if there’s a way for them to become self aware to the point where it’s human like. It’s so fascinating watching these videos! Please continue doing more.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@DEREK TRASH 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.

[@onesmileybaldy8303]

4:08 *tries to kiss his reflection* *looks at the camera* You did not see this humans

[@Jstudios24]

What are you doing here? We need your help against the red legion! ! !

[@onesmileybaldy8303]

Guardian,are you stuck in the infinite forest? We’ve pushed back the red legion 2 years ago.

[@billmoran3219]

He seems to recognize his reflection but he hasn’t figured out the reason as to why. He accepts it as part of his environment though because he has interest where others just pass it by. It is the reasoning and acceptance that one day will make him a strong leader

[@Paul-ou1rx]

The other Apes: "What's "Einstein" up to today? He keeps blathering on about a parallel universe."

[@telljuliet1]

So, he discovered an unknown physics, did experiments with it, and tried to reason what was happening. That probably qualifies him as a scientist for his era; few in number even in his species . And we are here watching ever more curiously at him thinking- it's just a mirror even our babies know to work with. Just like 100,000 years from now, our children would look at us and say, it's just a quantum wormhole our babies play with.

[@KrustyDong]

We still playing with mirror(TV & Phone) but bending spoon with our mind... No this sh*t is sorcery

[@KrustyDong]

@New_Account L I A R we were living among gods do you remember Babylon

[@KrustyDong]

@New_Account I feel bad for you the KUSH was better

[@AnimeVideoEditor]

@New_Account lmao nice response haha

[@AnimeVideoEditor]

@New_Account lmao nice response haha

[@CarlosTorres-ew1si]

Gorilla be like: "Damn bro this guy hella handsome"

[@eldiegollador7271]

-Mirror: *[exists]* -Young Gorilla: "Aww, yeah. It's big brain time, bois."

[@madara3278]

Boys *

[@dirty7444]

Mirror is like the obelisk from the 2001 Space Odyssey.

[@coffinpaws]

you can see his neurons expanding

[@gorillabff1003]

You can see he’s trying to understand I love gorillas. Beautiful creatures. I love this young blackback exploring this new situation and working with it and trying to make sense of it 🦍♥️

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*To the gorilla fanatics, I advise you to watch my following videos published on my channel **kzbin.infovideos** (do not forget after each viewing to read the description attached to each of my videos):* kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHuYoo16jZqKqbc In the Gabon jungle a young male gorilla continues his learning in the mirror long version kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5SwqnWJYp1qgs0 a blackback gorilla makes some crazy faces at his reflection during learning in the mirror kzbin.info/www/bejne/pau9gKBsbZ18m9E a young male gorilla takes his mirror training seriously (unlike his family - 45 min long version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/amqWiWOlrdhojpY Unlike his family this young gorilla male takes his mirror training seriously in the Gabon jungle kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2Oqiql7eZKZhMk a Young Gorilla Male Keeps on Learning in Mirror in Gabon Jungle, at Night, under Heavy Rainstorm kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWS2gpdnpMSlZpI A Young Gorilla’s Reactions to his Reflections in Mirrors In Gabonese Jungle : a Dancer? a Drummer? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6LTYWOLqdOZndE Some innate behaviors in this adolescent gorilla are really very close to ours but not all ( Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5rUpHmphK-bhtE Baby gorilla is in mirror training class: Mom's coming to pick him up kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6lpYeDmbyifac Young gorillas learning in the mirror kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5q0gouGjteiqLc Silverback gorilla ignores his reflection kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX6mgnt_lqh6pq8 A silverback gorilla briefly looks his reflection in the eyes and yawns: not tiredness, but arousal!

[@ashscott6068]

"That ain't me! I ain't seen him blink once yet, and I blink all the time!"

[@fatimlei1592]

1:56 😂 😂 When you gotta get that last look before you leave the house. He was feeling himself 😂😂

[@xxxod]

Bro gave himself the 'after u get a fresh cut' look

[@swamp5050]

This guy is going to be an awesome Silverback, smart and fearless he will figure out how to have a successful troop by example!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Oh yes, when he will have founded his own family and will be a silverback, he will be able to help his offspring to learn in the mirror. He will not look like his father who avoids looking at his reflection so as not to fight with his image

[@TommyLikeTom]

he freaks out when he sees his hand against the mirror because he's starting to realize that it's him

[@kaviusstone]

0:57 When You Realize How Ugly You Are

[@10191927]

It’s amazing that something as simple as a mirror gives us amazing insight into wild animal behavior, very fascinating. My cat actually recognizes herself in the mirror, one morning she hopped up on the sink and very deliberately raised one paw up and down was very much like “This is.....me?” It’s very interesting how animals behave, unaware of what they look like, and for the few that can recognize themselves, makes you wonder what think they are without being able to see themselves.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

No cat, no home cat, even yours, has the intellectual capacity to recognize itself in a mirror: If your cat sees your reflection in the mirror, she is able to turn its head to check that you are present behind her. Your cat is therefore able to recognise you in a mirror, but not herself. After the first few mirror exposures, your cat will consider the odourless animal in the mirror, is without interest and does not present any danger for herself. To date, no cat in the world, however intelligent it may be, is able to recognize itself in a mirror. Put an odourless red coloration on one of your cat's ears without it noticing. Then go with it to the mirror. Will it try to scratch its own red ear visible on its reflection in the mirror? No, because he does not have the cognitive abilities to pass the mark test (Gallup). Your cat doesn't know what it looks like so it is unable to recognise itself in the mirror. A blackback gorilla has the intellectual capacity to learn in the mirror as every human has also done and finally understand that its reflection is itself : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPFmGacdqplibc (Gabonese Gorilla family all have cool reactions to their mirror reflection except for the silverback) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWS2gpdnpMSlZpI (A Young Gorilla's Reactions to his Reflections in Mirrors In Gabonese Jungle: a Dancer? a Drummer?) A silverback gorilla, not having done this apprenticeship when he was a blackback, could do it too, now that he has become a silverback (a family head), but for that learning it is necessary to look at his reflection, an attitude impossible for him because to look another silverback straight in the eyes is a sign of distrust, challenge or fight that he wants to avoid because he is a peaceful primate. Keep watching the 160 homemade videos published on my channel and don't forget to read each description attached to each of the videos: kzbin.infovideos

[@hippiecowgirl4231]

It’s fascinating to witness him becoming self aware

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Your comment is a great reward for my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Michel and me. We are not comfortably sitting in our armchairs, to publish without any description, pieces of videos copied from the Internet and put end to end. But we maintain our trap cameras facing huge mirrors set up in a remote area of the Gabonese virgin forest and collect their memory card. Then we do the editing with for each one 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... 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! Don't forget to read my description attached to each of my videos: Good vision! Thank you again.

[@Archin-dn4bp]

it seems this guy knows not only about the mirror, he knows about the camera too)

[@XHB06400CANNES]

He has immediatly noticed around the mirror of security camera boxes because he has never seen such cubic objects in his jungle where nothing is square. But he doesn't know that they record videos and he doesn't even know what a video can be! Thanks for watching my video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXKg4qEhp2pftk In their jungle, mammals spot immediately our camera traps (Gabon). Watch my 160 other homemade videos on the channel and don't forget to read the attached description each time. You will learn very important information: kzbin.infovideos

[@Ian-ig6lj]

@@XHB06400CANNES I feel like that’s what made him realize what the mirror was, or at least was showing him. He looks back at the camera many times right as he starts to look directly at the reflection. I think that he possibly used it as a reference in the same way a marking does on a usual mirror test

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@@Ian-ig6lj He has immediatly noticed around the mirror of security camera boxes because he has never seen such cubic objects in his jungle where nothing is square. But he doesn't know that they record videos and he doesn't even know what a video can be! Thanks for watching my video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXKg4qEhp2pftk In their jungle, mammals spot immediately our camera traps (Gabon). Watch my 160 other homemade videos on the channel and don't forget to read the attached description each time. You will learn very important information: kzbin.infovideos

[@qwerty52676]

Knowing exactly where the pee is really ties the whole experiment together, thanks. The logical next step here is to draw a hat and a ridiculous mustache on the mirror so he thinks "oh shit, do I really look like that?"

[@kevinzoirov9048]

0:57 when you accidentally open your phone’s front camera

[@1337Ox]

:'D so true

[@billbixby557]

This is not just a mirror in the forest but a window deep into our minds.

[@joycetaylor8057]

Yeah...I often get startled when I look in the mirror too.

[@VaultGirl-]

Lol I thought the same thing

[@tjadams1089]

@@VaultGirl- I know u lying

[@gotnomic4792]

4:05 We've all been there..

[@Rampageotron]

It's almost like he didn't want the others to catch him studying the mirror. Maybe the others decided it was taboo and he didn't want to be punished.

[@ensurlilledansker7900]

Nobody: Gorilla looking at himself in a mirror: 👅👅👅

[@100videosandnosubscribers3]

Plot twist: he's actually a huge narcissist

[@JTtheMid]

I love how eventually he somewhat realizes that it's himself, and starts testing it by opening his mouth. Home I'm not mistaken

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Indeed the inspection of his dentition, which he cannot do without the help of a mirror, is a beginning of the understanding of the properties of the mirror and the self-recognition in a mirror. Please watch my video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHmZqnSkmp1rf6c Check out more of my 160 homemade videos from my channel and don't forget to read the description attached to each of them, you will find very interesting information. kzbin.infovideos Good vision!

[@JTtheMid]

@@XHB06400CANNES Thank you for the links, I'll certainly watch them.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@@JTtheMid I really appreciate it when a viewer thanks me for my reply to his/her comment. Merci beaucoup!

[@No1reallydies]

JT in my eyes he keeps trying to kiss the other gorrila or play with it I don’t think he realizes it’s himself in a reflection

[@battalgazi5659]

His IQ radically went up from 1 to 2.

[@harleyoyelade9988]

This isn’t even his full power...

[@sovietunion6109]

@Stock Name their IQ's are actually 60-80, close to a human infant's one!

[@sovietunion6109]

@Stock Name you're telling me a 3 year old wouldn't?

[@sovietunion6109]

@Stock Name yes, that's why I said gorilla's are as smart as a human INFANT a normal gorilla is as intelligent as a 3 years old and a smart one as a 5 years old, never said they were as smart as you or me

[@ejanocrowsnatcher6785]

"Dude just gimme,no, gimme your hand- no - hand here no- wait- gimme -just- hand - like -- no - like this- gimme"

[@VoidSinister]

1:57 me getting ready to shave in the morning

[@Ella-nn8ci]

Skol Rooster 😂💀

[@patrickbush9526]

I go through the same thing every morning in the bathroom mirror

[@tabascocat5102]

Curiosity-a sign of intelligence

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*Curiosity-a sign of intelligence. The non-self awareness in a mirror is not a sign of lack of intelligence!* As in humans, self-recognition in gorillas is also the result of learning to look in the mirror. To do this, one must be exposed to one's reflection many times and examine it quietly: one's face, body and the gestures (attitudes) it copies. While mirror training can be *successful in blackback gorillas* (females, adolescents and children), it is *compromised among silverbacks* where looking another silverback, or its reflection, straight in the eyes is a sign of defiance, an attitude that these peaceful males avoid. In my description attached to this video, I explain that behavior in silverback gorillas and the behaviour of other members (blackbacks) of his family. Hit the “show more “ option, I attach a description with more information to each of my 180 videos published on my channel. kzbin.infovideos

[@tabascocat5102]

@@XHB06400CANNES The emboldening of the first sentence and the exclamation mark at the end, comes across as aggressive as eye to eye contact too....

[@tabascocat5102]

@@XHB06400CANNES OVERALL, in all species, the lack of _INTEREST_ in ones reflection would be a sign of lack of intelligence!

[@CM-ls8he]

He's like "Damn, I look good"

[@ewganhoff]

He's probably thinking "how the hell is this water standing vertical?", because I assume he has seen his reflection before in a puddle.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Have you been successful in clearly recognizing your own image clearly by leaning over a puddle of rain water, in a pond ? Maybe just your shade on a sunny day? On the water's surface its own image cannot be reflected perpendicularly but laterally. For this reason your neighbour, under some light conditions and some quality from the bottom of the pond, can see distinctly your face but not his own. Thus, an animal cannot clearly see itself in a pond or a puddle and therefore, it cannot learn in the mirror because for it as well as for humans, self recognition in a mirror is not innate. Please do not forget to read the description attached to each of our 160 videos published on our channel kzbin.infovideos

[@MatthewTheUntitled]

He looks at camera like "DUDE, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON" XD

[@swamp5050]

I do believe I have just witnessed an evolutionary jump, that was very impressive how he figured it out so fast and without the usual freak out! Keep an eye on Einstein, he needs to skip a few grades and go to the next level of learning to drive a car or fix a lawn mower! LOL

[@scottydawg1234567]

Girls locker room: OMG I hate PE!!!! Boys locker room:

[@yakob-g]

im stoned af, i feel like these apes have robotic movement

[@therea3220]

Yaqobo G hell yeah😂

[@christopherstein2024]

They are pretty strong so they don't swing as much

[@spacewurm]

Do primates react the same way when seeing reflection of themselves for the first time on surface of the water?

[@vinniedurrant]

You could almost hear the nuerons firing into existence.

[@youngcor2750]

Vinnie Durrant 💀

[@yakacm]

He's also looking at the camera like he knows it's connected with the mirror somehow?

[@MrJx4000]

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest chimp of them all.

[@Kelveron]

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the hairiest chimp of them all.

[@Nighlocktheawesome00]

1:16 the gorilla in the background is like: ah, first time dealing with a mirror huh?

[@jehovajireh4079]

He had never looked in a mirror and now he realizes that he is all cute 🥰😅😂

[@BillAbbs325]

4:10 me practicing kissing

[@goofyvstheworld]

this is like GTA: San andreas’ gangsters talking to each other

[@JordansDroid]

They are so human like it’s freaky!

[@aeroblivion2823]

JordansDroid we are related after all. we share the same biology 🙂

[@makhtar6029]

Yeah there just strong asf they my favorite animal and Ortangus ik I spelled it wrong

[@XHB06400CANNES]

They are so human. This is not freaky because we share a large part of our DNA with these cousins

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@chakur25 Merci! Keep watching my many videos of my channel, including several on gorillas such as : kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5rUpHmphK-bhtE kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPFmGacdqplibc kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWS2gpdnpMSlZpI kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXmZY2Cio5Vmf5Y etc.. Don't forget to read the description each time. You will learn some very important information. kzbin.infovideos

[@vst9266]

When he stepped to the edge of the mirror to see if somebody is behind it was mind blowing. This is evolution.

[@fredjaneson1670]

@ Yep.

[@freeanimals594]

I've actually seen cats and dogs do the same thing.

[@NobenStudio]

1:50, the wrist turning and looking at his reflection, from how he's moving his hand around, that must be such a huge twist to his mind at that point. Fascinating stuff.

[@Aburaishi]

4:10 Me at 14 when my parents walk in on me making out with my reflection

[@eds3341]

He keeps looking to the camera. He pretends he doesn't recognize himself for the sake of entertainment. Thank you! 😅

[@swordandwords6020]

I just realize they are pimple free.

[@UrbanSipfly]

Now that's one handsome dude right there; looks like someone I know.

[@laksoysoy]

is he a brother?

[@racefeen22p]

Even though it seems he's realizing the reflection is himself,habits such as diverting your eyes and intimidation is so ingrained that he cannot help but to treat the reflection as another gorilla.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

These are his first lessons and I think that after many exhibitions, the aversion and intimidation will disappear and maybe reappear when he becomes a silverback. Keep watching my homemade videos (160 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

[@mef12727]

He know it's a prank . He Looked at the camera many times

[@iondetox]

Looks like my X always staring at herself in the mirror!

[@bladedicedragon]

this is the best reality tv ever

[@Daario_]

This commercial was brought to you by Windex

[@EmpanadaDeCaca]

3:15 peace out, bro!

[@davegoodwin1848]

Maybe we're not so different....cuz that's exactly how I pee.

[@planescaped]

I vaguely recall when I was a young child how freaky and weird it is looking into a mirror for the first time. Gives your shudders and makes you feel really uncomfortable, until you realize what it is, then it becomes magic.

[@amybatch7482]

planescaped you actually remember the first time you looked in a mirror. i smell cap

[@lwrncjms]

@@amybatch7482 Big cap

[@agentsmith_]

3:18 When he realised that it is a prank 🙂👍

[@marleypeters4758]

I find watching primates looking at themselves in the mirrors quite amusing. I have seen other videos where chimps have become so self aware they are checking out their teeth, tongue, pull faces and check other parts their body that they can't see.

[@onlyhuman1954]

Aw. He wanted so badly to touch, and be touched, by the guy in the mirror. I would give up hot food for a year to know what he was feeling/ thinking when he was engaged in this activity. Amazing video. ❤️

[@lordtouchme8328]

This is a smart one, idk why I find these so interesting and entertaining

[@MisoElEven]

Because they are so similar to us.. if you had a child and it never saw a mirror for 20-30 years then you would see similar irrational response like these do..

[@ThrghmyEyeZZ]

Right, if only he had a few props I would spend my entire day watching lol

[@igorrouzine7502]

Intelligence variation between gorillas is obviously very strong.

[@asiafebbraio]

0:57 when i see myself in the mirror

[@omarbarrios3420]

Lol

[@Hugatree1]

Asia Febbraio especially first thing in the morning, unrecognizable

[@StephanBuchin]

Il nous est évidemment très sympathique car il montre un caractère désirable chez les humains qui est la curiosité pour ce qu'on ne comprend pas. Plutôt que l'indifférence, la fuite ou l'agression, il est comme le chercheur qui teste, fait des expériences et garde un intérêt constant pour son sujet d'étude. Certains commentent en disant qu'il est peut-être plus ignorant ou narcissique ou perturbé que les autres mais j'ai envie de croire qu'il est plutôt le bon élève qui s'intéresse à tout et reste concentré sur ce qu'il fait.

[@jobaby9561]

3:56 when you go on your first date & you making sure everything is perfect (thinking like a love movie ) lmao

[@ocayaro]

The one who examined his backside in the mirror was the genius

[@generator3013]

Which one did that?

[@ocayaro]

@@generator3013 Previous video.

[@unglaublichcharlatan3600]

He must be the professor at the university of his region

[@user-ec8nt1tk8e]

Обожаю этих приматов, животными не поворачивается язык их назвать. Такие умные ! И красивые живые существа!

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

It's like he sort-of understands but it still freaks him out a bit. He's so cute. I like the gorilla's calm reactions compared to the chimp's.

[@penguinista]

The rapid cupped hand sound against its chest at 3:05 is amazing. That requires extreme precision to catch the air just right each time. It is not just hitting its chest, it is similar to making a very loud clap by perfectly catching the air between two cupped hands.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

I used a part of your comment to describe the chestbeating. Please control and let me know:Chest-beating with cupped hands is one of the different steps of warning before charge in Silverback Gorillas including rising up in a bipedal position, beating his chest with fists or with cupped hands, sideways runs in a bipedal and then quadriped position, heavy loud slaps on the ground with the palms of the hands (The cupped hands are slapped forcefully against the chest wall in rapid alternation. That requires extreme precision to catch the air just right each time. It is not just hitting its chest, it is similar to making a very loud clap by perfectly catching the air between two cupped hands. The hands curve and trap a cushion of air producing at each percussion a hollow sound). In gorillas, children and adolescents can beat their chest to imitate their father by play or to invite another one to play

[@katemoon7476]

Not to be gross here. But there are KZbin videos of Chimps throwing feces at people in the zoo. They can simultaneously jump up and down, defecate and accurately throw feces in one smooth motion. That is also amazing. It seems to come natural to chimps and it also has a certain degree of intelligence behind it. The Chimp knows that feces are dirty and nasty and is using the material as an insult. Do any other animals insult other animals this way? Probably worthy of further study.

[@MegaRudeBoy69]

Something about watching this process brought tears to my eyes.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 kzbin.infovideos (𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦): kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHuYoo16jZqKqbc In the Gabon jungle a young male gorilla continues his learning in the mirror long version kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5SwqnWJYp1qgs0 a blackback gorilla makes some crazy faces at his reflection during learning in the mirror kzbin.info/www/bejne/pau9gKBsbZ18m9E a young male gorilla takes his mirror training seriously (unlike his family - 45 min long version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/amqWiWOlrdhojpY Unlike his family this young gorilla male takes his mirror training seriously in the Gabon jungle kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2Oqiql7eZKZhMk a Young Gorilla Male Keeps on Learning in Mirror in Gabon Jungle, at Night, under Heavy Rainstorm kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWS2gpdnpMSlZpI A Young Gorilla’s Reactions to his Reflections in Mirrors In Gabonese Jungle : a Dancer? a Drummer? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6LTYWOLqdOZndE Some innate behaviors in this adolescent gorilla are really very close to ours but not all ( Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5rUpHmphK-bhtE Baby gorilla is in mirror training class: Mom's coming to pick him up kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6lpYeDmbyifac Young gorillas learning in the mirror kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5q0gouGjteiqLc Silverback gorilla ignores his reflection kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX6mgnt_lqh6pq8 A silverback gorilla briefly looks his reflection in the eyes and yawns: not tiredness, but arousal! Good vision!

[@rodneylee4026]

He's like -- don't look him in the eye, don't look him in the eye, I don't want any problems with me -- I mean you, I mean -- I'm so confused ahhh..

[@ww-pw6di]

That's probably why the females are more likely to take to the mirrors. While the males due to social conditioning have to avoid the eye contact required to realize what it shows.

[@Sakurajima616]

Funny same spezies (Gorilla) but totally different undestanding of the mirror. And the Tests made by the jung one are just extraordinary.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Your compliment is a great reward for my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Michel and me. We are not comfortably sitting in our armchairs, to publish 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, to change the SD, batteries, batteries, to clean the objectives, to remove the fallen branches in their field of vision, to go up on foot the bed of the marigots to find zones of crossing of animals to install new traps there 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!

[@lemonsys]

I like how he’s like “I’m not peein’ in fronta that guy!” That would have been a real experiment: does the other guy pee if I pee? Hmmmmm

[@meditationmaven7024]

The way animals think 😭 - to say they can’t is clearly incorrect

[@CaSama]

He's trying very to understand it but doesn't have the mental capability. They don't have meta cognition, what they see they take at face value. They just can't think that deep

[@LuisLopez2]

These animals are capable of recognizing each other even though they seem very similar to us. So while they can't tell what they look like themselves, they can see the apes in the reflections look exactly like the other ones in real life and thus makes me wonder if their reactions are about the mirror phenomena itself, not so much seeing other different apes on the other side. When you think about it, the only time they act aggressive is with their own reflection , which they don't recognize.

[@mattstrathis4328]

You're not making sense.

[@LuisLopez2]

@@mattstrathis4328 okay, suppose you are a chimp. You recognize all the other chimps in your group. You see them. The only chimp you wouldn't recognize is yourself because you never seen yourself. Now you're standing in front of the mirror. All the chimps, which you recognize, are standing behind you, but you also see them reflected in the mirror. You recognize them. The other chimps are exactly the same in real life and in the mirror. The only chimp you do not recognize in the mirror is yourself. So the level of complexity of their reaction is a lot more than it simply appears to us.

[@blacksunlight1]

I love his effort. Great personality. 🗺✌

[@RichardGomu]

„So it began....“ *Planet of the apes Theme in the backround* 😂

[@adamcarter6862]

imagine you lived your entire life without seeing a mirror then one day you saw one. I bet you'd act funny too.

[@BJSRecordingStudio]

Adam Carter they can see themselves on waters reflection

[@adamcarter6862]

@@BJSRecordingStudio I'll stick with my assessment seeing a mirror would be hard to comprehend.

[@robertwhitley6233]

4:20 "All this learning is making me hungry,time for a snack"

[@kcl43]

Yeah, he's a good boy also curious and brave. I like how u are educating us along the way. It's kinda funny how the others are just walking pass the mirror like, "I want no parts of that." Lol Good video. Keep up the good work 👍🏽

[@XHB06400CANNES]

I appreciate your many comments on my channel and especially on its educational aspect. Keep watching the other videos on my channel kzbin.infovideos May I invite you to watch especially those that 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! Don't forget to read my description attached to each of my videos: Good vision! Thank you again.

[@davidlericain]

I know it's just my brain playing tricks on me, but at times it looks like the gorilla's reflection is a split second delayed from his movements.

[@wal4397]

3:57 😳

[@harleyoyelade9988]

😬

[@harleyoyelade9988]

👌😔👌

[@jrcadventures2905]

😳 👉👈

[@armanpamma9454]

🤔 👅 🤫

[@wasupdoc1738]

He's looking back as if he knows the camera is there

[@lamusa2013]

Ikr!!

[@Cassxowary]

He does

[@XHB06400CANNES]

He can see around the mirror of security camera boxes. He has noticed them because he has not seen such cubic objects in his jungle where nothing is square. On the other hand he doesn't know that they record videos and he doesn't even know what a video can be! Thanks for watching my video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXKg4qEhp2pftk In their jungle, mammals spot immediately our camera traps (Gabon). Watch my 160 other homemade videos on the channel and don't forget to read the attached description each time. You will learn very important information. kzbin.infovideos