Self awareness..

It was only a few years ago that we thought that the only animals in the world that had self awareness were humans.

We now find out that animals from dolphins through to chimps are able to recognise themselves in the mirror.

BUT... the amazing thing is that crows / ravens and magpies have shown the same awareness... that is a lot of very interesting consciousness packed into a tiny little brain.

So what is the point of this?
The point is, that despite the fact that some of  the people I have dealt with recently appear to have no discernible brain, there is still the possibility that they might, just might still recongnise themselves in the mirror.