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Top 5 Most Curious Animals
IT KNOWS ITS OWN REFLECTION
A short from AnimalDex, from Most Curious Animals. Every claim in it comes from that page, which has the full detail and sources.
Published 23 October 2026. AI-narrated, with motion added to some images.
Transcript
- 0:00IT KNOWS ITS OWN REFLECTION. Number one passed the mirror test. And it's not an ape.
- 0:04#5 STRIATED CARACARA. Number five: the striated caracara. It investigates people, gear, anything new. Wild ones learned puzzle tasks fast in a 2024 study.
- 0:13#4 ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTER. Number four: the small-clawed otter. It juggles pebbles, a play habit researchers link to foraging.
- 0:20#3 TUFTED CAPUCHIN. Number three: the tufted capuchin. Its hands never stop, and wild ones use stones and sticks as tools.
- 0:27#2 CHIHUAHUAN RAVEN. Number two: the Chihuahuan raven. It inspects strange objects, plays, and finds new food in deserts, farms and towns.
- 0:35#1 EURASIAN MAGPIE. Number one: the Eurasian magpie. One of the first birds ever to recognize itself in a mirror.
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