Every movement is basically instinctive, just like being born with milk! By the age of 1 year, the baby has gradually formed a sense of self, and his understanding of himself and the world around him has begun to advance by leaps and bounds. He can accept the new things around him faster and have more emotional expression at the same time! In this process, the baby will have more opportunities to know himself and know himself. Of course, some animals are self-conscious, including monkeys, elephants, magpies and other primates.
Someone did an experiment, put the monkey in a room, and then observed the monkey's daily activities through a small hole in the door of the room. Unexpectedly, when he observed the monkey, the monkey also looked out through the small hole in the door to see if anyone was watching the monkey. This has shown that monkeys are self-conscious and quite smart! Of course, one of the easiest ways to judge whether an animal has self-awareness is to let it look in the mirror. If it can recognize itself in the mirror, it is self-conscious. So, why don't most animals have self-awareness except humans? Self-awareness is closely related to the brain. It can only be said that the human brain is developed enough to have a very complex set of neurons, that is, neurons dedicated to self-awareness. Moreover, these complex neurons are closely related, not only forming consciousness, but also having self-consciousness! Therefore, the human brain is very important.
Scientists once placed a big mirror in the virgin forest of Amazon. Soon a cheetah came. Facing the sudden strange things, the cheetah was very nervous. Cheetah soon found a moving creature in the mirror, because for cheetahs, the concept of territory is very strong, and they absolutely don't allow any strange animals to come to you, so cheetahs are very angry. After a period of familiarity, the creature in the mirror didn't seem to pose any threat, so I let my guard down.