Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall

Here's a tidbit for you. Turns out, according to New Scientist, that elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror, something that's very rare in the animal kingdom. (Dolphins and apes make up the whole short list.) I won't dwell on the specifics, since I want you to go watch the video linked by the article. It's pretty cool. I have a question for you to ponder, too: If elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror, when the mirror is taken away does the elephant ever forgets what he looks like? Do you suppose if he sees his reflection on the elephant equivalent of a bad hair day, say, a bad trunk day, and then never again, he'll be traumatized for life--his very long life?