Why don't dogs recognize themselves in the mirror? Detailed answer

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Why don't dogs recognize themselves in the mirror?

If a person receives the main (about 90 percent) part of the information about the world around him through vision, then for a dog, hearing and smell are the main source of information, and vision goes into the background or third plan.

Therefore, his own reflection in the mirror - an object that does not smell and does not make sounds - cannot be of any interest to the dog.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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Where did Odysseus spend most of his time returning from Troy to his homeland?

Odysseus was carried by the waves of the sea for nine days, grabbing the mast and keel of his last ship tied with a belt, and then nailed to the island of Ogygia, where, in the midst of beautiful nature, the beautiful nymph Calypso lived in a grotto covered with vines.

She greeted Odysseus, who got ashore, and offered him plentiful food, strong wine and part of her soft bed. Calypso kept Odysseus on her island for seven years, promised to grant him immortality and tried hard to make him forget Ithaca. Odysseus eventually got tired of her embrace and sat for a long time on the shore, peering into the sea. Finally, taking advantage of the absence of Poseidon, who was visiting his faithful Ethiopian friends, Zeus sent Hermes to Calypso with the command to release Odysseus.

Calypso had no choice but to obey, so she handed Odysseus the necessary tools and ordered to build a raft. He did not need to be hurried: he tied a raft from cut down tree trunks and, using levers, lowered it into the water. Calypso provided her beloved on the road with everything necessary: bread, wine and water.

Soon Odysseus kissed Calypso goodbye and sailed away, driven by a light wind.

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