Some chimps are angry at mirrors, while others are calm | Chimpanzés tous

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Some chimps are angry at mirrors, while others are calm | Chimpanzés tous
Anne-Marie and Xavier Michel HUBERT-BRIERRE along with Michel GUISS DJOMOU have installed six large glass mirrors in the Gabonese forest at six different locations along a path from Oyan to Nyonié, in the area between Pongara National Park and the Presidential Wonga Wongué Reserve in the west part of Gabon. In this uncontrolled and natural environment, multiple cameras have been placed in front of each mirror in order to film the reactions of animals in front of their reflection from different angles and at different distances. The chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), often take this path and have met with these mirrors. Their long and repeated actions in front of these mirrors, have been filmed by camera traps.
In front of a mirror, each chimpanzee effectively recognizes his neighbours among the reflections, he also notices

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