The novelist Clarice Lispector once observed that dogs “don’t know they’re dogs.” To judge by this dramatic YouTube clip, cats occupy a similar headspace.
Don’t get distracted by the baby, now—no infant could hope to compete with the glorious combination of a cute animal and a well-placed mirror.
You know, as I get older, I find myself responding this way to my own reflection more often than not. Guess most mammals just can’t face the truth.
Photo via izarbeltza/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)