@natgeo: A new study reveals that beluga whales can recognize themselves in mirrors, using the tools to peer at themselves, watch themselves do barrel rolls, and examine their own mouths. The whales join a small but growing group of animals, including great apes, magpies, and cleaner wrasse fish, who have an ability once thought to be uniquely human. In this video, Natasha and her daughter Maris blow bubbles and perform barrel rolls, demonstrating mirror self-recognition with a mirror placed in their shared pool. Find out what this means for beluga self-awareness and see more videos at the 🔗 in bio.

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💜 :

holy moly im early to national geographic?? hello

2026-05-23 21:10:59

⋆˚࿔ 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ :

So cute

2026-05-23 21:51:53

￶ :

BRING BACK YOUR CUTE GRAPHIC SHIRTS

2026-05-24 02:27:52

Leopold🇫🇮 :

so they are sentient? Or was the mirror test debunked as a semi-science tool to determine an animals sentinality?

2026-05-23 21:14:43

oLeMeLo :

oh mY GOSH!

2026-05-29 15:14:32

Melanie :

I’m not surprised 🤍

2026-05-27 01:11:05

Sabrina Sabbestyle :

W o w

2026-05-25 08:14:44

Fair.Magda.613 :

We need to take steps to free all whales and dolphins still in entertainment parks and aquariums. More seaside sanctuaries need to be built for them. It's a good way to give them a more natural way of life.

2026-05-24 07:15:03

rebel scum 172 :

and they stil keep these magnificent animals in captivity 😢

2026-05-26 02:31:07

poesmistress :

🤍

2026-05-24 05:08:02

Erlin. :

🥰🥰🥰

2026-05-24 05:18:24

Adel Lemaoui :

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

2026-05-23 23:28:49

ဇွဲလေး ဖေဖေ😘🥰 :

😁

2026-06-02 04:19:34

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