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Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. ^[e]
Psychology [r]: The study of systemic properties of the brain and their relation to behaviour. ^[e]
Evolutionary psychology [r]: The comparative study of the nervous system and its relation to behaviour across species. ^[e]
Cognition [r]: The central nervous system's processing of information relevant to interacting with itself and its internal and external environment. ^[e]
Biodiversity [r]: The study of the range of life forms in a given ecosystem. ^[e]
Consciousness [r]: Sense of awareness of self and of the environment. ^[e]
Theory of mind [r]: Add brief definition or description
Mirror [r]: A surface that reflects beams of light in a well-defined direction, keeping spatial relationships between beams intact. ^[e]
Self [r]: Add brief definition or description
Self-recognition [r]: The ability to become the object of one's own attention. ^[e]
Mammal [r]: A warm-blooded animal with a backbone which also has hair, and produces milk to feed its young. ^[e]
Primate [r]: A member of the biological order Primates, which includes prosimians (galagos, lorises, lemurs and tarsiers), monkeys, apes, and humans. ^[e]

Human uniqueness [r]: A theoretical concept in evolutionary studies, often used in discussions about the evolution of biological traits found in humans. ^[e]
Asian elephant [r]: Elephants found in the forests of south and southeast Asia. ^[e]
Bonobo [r]: An ape found in the Republic of the Congo in Africa. ^[e]
Chimpanzee [r]: An ape home to western and central Africa. ^[e]
Dolphin [r]: Add brief definition or description
Intelligence (biology) [r]: An organism's capacity to make adaptive decisions based on information about its internal state or that of its environment. ^[e]