Ravens Surprise Scientists By Showing They Can Plan
As recently as 10 years ago, humans were thought to be the only species with the ability to plan. Turns out ravens can too, on a par with great apes.
by Merrit Kennedy
Jul 13, 2017
3 minutes
As recently as 10 years ago, humans were thought to be the only species with the ability to plan.
Recent studies on great apes showed the ability is not uniquely human. Now, scientists in Sweden have come to the surprising conclusion that ravens can also deliberately prepare for future events.
"It is conservative to conclude that ravens perform similarly to great apes and young children," the . However, monkeys have failed similar
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