Project: Mirrors, Large

Materials

Large mirror (it is recommended that the mirror be large enough that animal can observe their entire body)

Instructions

Large variation in individual interest is common. Best interest is seen if mirror is covered most of the time and revealed only occasionally.

Cautions

Mirrors can be placed outside the enclosure to avoid accidental breakage.

Species this can work for

elephants (originally tested with)
hoofed stock
primates
monkeys

-- This information comes from Patricia Simonet, University of Nevada, Reno, Dept. of Psychology, Animal Behavior Group. Species suggestions other than elephants comes from DBS.

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Last update 29-Aug-1998 by DBS.