Dolphin Self-Awareness and Cognition

The video discusses the advanced cognitive abilities of dolphins, highlighting their understanding of a symbol-based human language and metacognition. It also covers research on dolphins' self-recognition in mirrors, a trait shared with only a few other species like great apes and elephants. The video compares dolphins' self-awareness with other animals, noting that while cats are sentient, they lack the same level of self-awareness. Overall, dolphins exhibit a rare level of self-awareness in the animal kingdom.

What cognitive ability allows dolphins to understand what they remember and what they don't?

• Emotional intelligence

• Problem-solving

• Metacognition

• Symbolic reasoning

In what year was the study on dolphin self-recognition published?

• 2001

• 2005

• 2010

• 1999

Which animal group was previously thought to be the only one capable of self-recognition before dolphins?

• Reptiles

• Rodents

• Primates

• Fish

Which of the following animals is NOT mentioned as having self-recognition abilities?

• Great apes

• Birds

• Cats

• Elephants

What is a unique trait of dolphins compared to most other animals?

• Hibernation

• Camouflage

• Self-awareness

• Ability to fly

How do dolphins' levels of self-awareness compare to those of cats?

• Dolphins have a higher level of self-awareness

• Cats have a higher level of self-awareness

• Both have the same level of self-awareness

• Neither has self-awareness

What allows dolphins to perform actions similar to humans?

• Their habitat

• Their diet

• Their self-awareness

• Their size