The Human Advantage Quotes

“Chimpanzees, but also other primates, appear to infer others’ mental state, a requirement for showing deceitful behavior.9 Even birds seem to have knowledge of other individuals’ mental state, as magpies will overtly cache food in the presence of onlookers and then retrieve and move it to a secret location as soon as the onlookers are gone.10 Chimpanzees and gorillas, elephants, dolphins, and also magpies appear to recognize themselves in the mirror, using it to inspect a visible mark placed on their heads.11”
― Suzana Herculano-Houzel, The Human Advantage: A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable