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Knoxville Zoo animals react to their reflection in mirrors

Igor, a Southern ground hornbill, looks in a mirror while holding a dead mouse in his enclosure at The Knoxville Zoo March 15, 2012. The mirror was placed on the enclosure to see how the animal would respond to seeing its reflection. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)

Photo by Adam Brimer, copyright © 2012

Igor, a Southern ground hornbill, looks in a mirror while holding a dead mouse in his enclosure at The Knoxville Zoo March 15, 2012. The mirror was placed on the enclosure to see how the animal would respond to seeing its reflection. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)

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  • George, a white-handed gibbon, looks off in the distance while in his enclosure at The Knoxville Zoo March 6, 2012. The photo was shot with an iPhone 4 hidden behind a mirror that was placed on the animal's enclosure. The mirror was placed on the enclosure to test the animal's responsiveness to seeing its reflection. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Igor, a Southern ground hornbill, looks in a mirror while holding a dead mouse in his enclosure at The Knoxville Zoo March 15, 2012. The mirror was placed on the enclosure to see how the animal would respond to seeing its reflection. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A red panda licks the glass in its enclosure at The Knoxville Zoo March 1, 2012. Two mirrors equipped with small cameras were used to test the animal's responsiveness to seeing its reflection. Holes were drilled in the mirrors to allow two cameras, an iPhone 4 and a GoPro Hero 2, to record the animals as they looked at their reflections. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A black bear eats treats in its enclosure while two cameras that are attached to mirrors record the animal at The Knoxville Zoo March 15, 2012. A GoPro Hero 2 and an iPhone 4 were used to record the animals response to seeing its reflection in the mirrors. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Einstein, a Congo African grey parrot, looks at his reflection in a mirror at The Knoxville Zoo Feb. 29, 2012. In an experiment to test the animal's responsiveness to its reflection, two mirrors with holes drilled in them were used in conjunction with small cameras to record the results. A GoPro Hero 2 and an iPhone 4 were used in the process to film the animals. (AMY MCRARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Marley, an African penguin, looks over a mirror at The Knoxville Zoo March 15, 2012. In an experiment to test the animal's responsiveness to its reflection, two mirrors with holes drilled in them were used in conjunction with small cameras to record the results. A GoPro Hero 2 and an iPhone 4 were used in the process to film the animals. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A meerkat paces back-and-forth between two mirrors equipped with small cameras at The Knoxville Zoo Feb. 29, 2012. Holes were drilled in the mirrors to allow the cameras, an iPhone 4 and a GoPro Hero 2, to record the animals as they looked at their reflections. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A red panda looks around two mirrors equipped with small cameras at The Knoxville Zoo Feb. 29, 2012. Holes were drilled in the mirrors to allow the cameras, an iPhone 4 and a GoPro Hero 2, to record the animals as they looked at their reflections. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A meerkat looks at his reflection in a mirror equipped with a small camera at The Knoxville Zoo Feb. 29, 2012. Holes were drilled in two mirrors to allow cameras, an iPhone 4 and a GoPro Hero 2, to record the animals as they looked at their reflections. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Marley, an African penguin, looks at his reflection in a mirror equipped with a small camera at The Knoxville Zoo March 15, 2012. Holes were drilled in two mirrors to allow cameras, an iPhone 4 and a GoPro Hero 2, to record the animals as they looked at their reflections. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)

Knoxville Zoo animals react to seeing their reflection in mirrors. The mirrors had an iPhone 4 and a GoPro Hero 2 camera mounted to the back of them to capture the reactions. Photos in this gallery were made with the iPhone 4, iPhone 3Gs, GoPro Hero 2 and Nikon D3s.

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