09-27-2016, 05:30 PM
Puce barked at her reflection the mirror when she first came to live with us; she had previously lived outside on a farm, so had never seen a mirror. However, she quickly learned that it was not a real dog, as it didn't bark back!
Forgy looked at his reflection briefly in a mirror when he arrived from the shelter, but quickly figured out that it was not another dog. As for cats, none of them I have had since I was a child have ever shown any interest in mirrors.
I don't know how other animals react in the long term, except that pet birds often like to talk to a reflection in a mirror. How about reptiles?
Forgy looked at his reflection briefly in a mirror when he arrived from the shelter, but quickly figured out that it was not another dog. As for cats, none of them I have had since I was a child have ever shown any interest in mirrors.
I don't know how other animals react in the long term, except that pet birds often like to talk to a reflection in a mirror. How about reptiles?
