Elephants can recognize themselves in mirrors.

If Babar was a real elephant, he may stop by a bathroom mirror to admire his cute green suit and stylish crown. That’s because elephants are one of the few non-human animals that exhibit some form of self-awareness, to the point they can recognize themselves in mirrors.

In 2006, a team led by researcher Joshua Plotnik placed a large mirror inside the enclosure for three Asian elephants living at New York City’s Bronx zoo. The team realized the elephants seemed to spend time around the mirror, likening their behavior to how a human may check out a new outfit. Researchers later painted a visible mark on one side of an elephant’s head and placed an invisible mark (called a sham mark) on the other side. They came to notice one elephant standing in front of the mirror and interacting with the visible mark using its trunk, while leaving the sham mark untouched.