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Ravens are so smart its actually kind of disconcerting, new study finds


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2017 Aug 14, 11:26am   1,423 views  4 comments

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http://www.popsci.com/ravens-smart-plan-ahead

Ravens, as it turns out, will often choose to forgo a tasty morsel now in favor of getting access to a better treat later. Faced with a food tidbit and a tool that they know can open a box containing more tempting food, they will generally choose the tool—even if they don’t have the box yet. They've learned that when researchers present them with the box in 15 minute's time, they can use that tool to unlock their prize. That’s forethought right there. Even small children often choose to eat one marshmallow immediately rather than wait a few minutes for more marshmallows, and all that experiment makes the participants do is sit there being cute.

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1   Ceffer   2017 Aug 14, 11:35am  

Yeah, they are still just fucking birds.

2   Rew   2017 Aug 14, 11:47am  

Crovids are spooky smart! yes!

3   Patrick   2017 Aug 14, 11:57am  

Crows and ravens may be the solution to urban trash. They could pick it up and deposit it for rewards.

Also, I suspect they have a much more developed language than we think.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2014/oct/18/caw-vs-kraa-meaning-in-the-calls-of-crows-and-ravens
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/study-ravens-communicate-better-most-animal-kingdom/2011/11/30/

4   HEY YOU   2017 Aug 14, 4:55pm  

Smarter than the clever ape.
They don't knowingly destroy their habitat.

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