Do cats recognize themselves in the mirror?

Question

Do cats recognize themselves in the mirror?

Answer 1

It seems to vary with the individual cat.

Answer 2

When my cats see themselves in the mirror they kind of just stand there like wtf?!?! I know some cats freak out and hiss and spit at themselves in the mirror, I guess that some are smarter them others though, so it depends on the cat.

Answer 3

my 14 year old all black cat midnight just hisses at her reflection lol so id say no i got 3 c ats mines a not even year old kitten all black soo cute but a pain in my body god she hurts me alot

Answer 4

mine doesnt, but he has seen me in the mirror, and gotten confused lol

Answer 5

Well, yeah. For example, my cat would look, hiss and if there's no reaction, he'll just walk away. Cats are really intelligent animals.

Answer 6

It really depends on the cat. One of my cat doesnt even acknowledge that theres a mirror image of himself. He sniffs the glass, then completely ignores it. My other cat freaks out when I have a mirror on the ground, and pounces at it, pins his ears and such.  

Answer 7

my cat looks then must realize its not another cat and jut walks away.

Answer 8

Biologically speaking... its similar human. Some cats are smarter to recognize themselves than the other.



It all depend on the cat.

Answer 9

I've tried to get a reaction from my cat but I fail every time. Sometimes when a new mirror is "discovered" by a mature cat, it starts to raise a paw in defense. When it sees the image do exactly the same thing, it knows it is a reflection and walks away. It reacts quite differently when another cat is on the other side of a window. Maybe cats have more recognition of "self" than we recognize.