Ever wondered how wild animals would act if they saw themselves in a mirror? If you ever tried this with the family dog you’ll know it can be amusing as well as a bit cruel to put a mirror in front of a lame-brained animal that can’t tell the difference. Well, this video is no exception.
As you’ll see in the below video from Caters News Agency, wild animals have a hard time distinguishing their own image at first until some of them eventually get it. Photographer Xavier Hubert-Brierre travelled to Gabon with his wife and set up a mirror in a wild animal park to see what happens.
Their reactions are quite amusing as leopards claw at the mirror and a gorilla charges aggressively. Another group of gorillas flank to the side trying to approach what they believe are other gorillas. An exotic bird flies right into it at one point, which is kinda messed up.
By the end, the chimpanzees have figured it out and they are using the mirror to groom themselves, proving once again that even our vanity is closely tied to primates. Faced with a camera, too, animals can put on some funny faces. Check out the following gallery of amusing animal photos.
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This female macaca nigra in North Sulawesi picked up photographer David Slater's camera and took what would become a selfie heard round the world. The resulting photo became the object of a copyright dispute when Wikimedia stood by claims the photo belonged to the monkey.
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Sloths always have a way of putting things in perspective. Nothing is ever rushed when you move that slow. Here's a relaxed sloth, as if there was any other kind, with a contrite look on it's face.
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Here's a look at a beaver up close and personal. If you're this close to pick the plague out of its two front teeth, you've probably done something wrong. In this case a zoom lens gets the shot.
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When you take a good photo, you want it to look candid and relaxed. This gorilla has got it going on in this chillaxin' pose on a grassy hillside.
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This monkey has a lot on its mind in this serious selfie.
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Anything a lemur does looks pretty wacky with that crazy hair, buggy eyes and personality of a chihuahua on steroids.
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This ostrich just looks goofy enough to kiss. But we wouldn't recommend it as these big birds can get feisty if you get too close.
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This cow is sporting such a rockin' hair style, he wins first prize impersonating an angst-ridden teenager. It's so emo.
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Here's a lion that looks just like Fabio, and probably a better actor too.
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Lastly, this sheep puts Sammy Hagar to shame.
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