Looking at themselves in a mirror is enough to scare some fish, a new study finds. Fish looking at a mirror showed increased brain activity in regions linked to fear than fish faced with an actual ...

Even though a male cichlid is one tough fish, he may be scared of his own reflection. A new study shows that squaring off to fight a mirror opponent can be worse than fighting a real foe. Male cichlid ...

Fish become feisty but fearful when facing themselves in a mirror, according to two Stanford biologists. "It seems like something they don't understand," said Julie Desjardins, a post-doctoral ...

This species of fish ranks above pigs, dogs and human infants under the age of two at this mental feat. Scientists from the universities of Neuchâtel and Osaka performed a series of tests to determine ...

Fish are scared of their own reflection and try to fight themselves when they look at a mirror, a new study has revealed. 21 May 2010 • 9:48am Researchers have discovered fish are frightened when they ...

Fish faced with their reflection in a mirror get aggressive, but also show an unexpected element of fear, which they don't show when fighting a real foe. The discovery raises the possibility that ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Looking at themselves in a mirror is enough to scare some fish, a new study finds. Fish looking ...