Something, I don’t know what it is, holds animals back from grasping the concept of a mirror. I had a little lizard once who got so upset when he saw his reflection, I had to make sure he never saw it again. No more mirrors for you, guy! But even smarter animals like cats and dogs just don’t get it. And watch out for that box turtle–he’s really cheesed off.
It is funny to see cats try to get around to the back of the mirror, thinking that other cat has to be back there somewhere. When they take a swing at the cat, it always hits back and that gets things rolling.
Funny!
That turtle was something.
What is strange is that my little cat has no reaction to her reflection. None, not a bit.
None of my box turtles ever displayed any kind of aggression. They did like to tease my dog, though.
Unknowable, sounds like your cat is way more intelligent that the average cat.
She routinely outsmarts me. Leave it to a Siamese.
That almost seemed cruel the way they positioned that mirror for the turtle. I hope he psychologically got over it.