Big Bad Voodoo Posted February 11, 2013 #1 Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/09/Leopards-Discover-a-Mirror/ We've seen wild animals caught on camera traps, and we've seen kittens see their first mirror image. But now we've got a pair of curious young leopards encountering a large mirror on the side of an empty road near Nyonié in Gabon. This sequence was edited down from a 20-minute encounter. French videographer Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE set up 29 camera traps, but unfortunately is having a hard time getting repair work done on those the animals have damaged. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted February 11, 2013 #2 Share Posted February 11, 2013 That was great! Such typical feline behavior. Some housecats respond to mirrors too, others ignore them. But 20 minute encounter? That is a long time to keep their attention. It must be confusing for them to see an animal yet not be able to smell it or have contact with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted February 11, 2013 #3 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I enjoyed that. Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted February 11, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Thanks! Here is more [media=] [/media] Edited February 11, 2013 by the L 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted February 11, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) I guess thats one more thing whats make us different from animals. I like one comment from youtube. Leopards watching themselves on mirror. I watch them over youtube. Whos watching us? Edited February 11, 2013 by the L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted February 11, 2013 #6 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Chimps are funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsteroidX Posted February 11, 2013 #7 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My cat does the same thing if I play videos of other kitties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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