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Fish can recognize themselves in photos, further evidence they may be self-aware

Self-awareness may be more widespread among animals than we once thought

A photo of a bluestreak cleaner wrasse.

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus, can recognize photos of themselves, suggesting that they have self-awareness.

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By Betsy Mason

- More than 2 years ago

Some fish can recognize their own faces in photos and mirrors, an ability usually attributed to humans and other animals considered particularly brainy, such as chimpanzees, scientists report.