14-07-2017 16:43 via kxan.com

What ‘Thrones’ fans already know: Ravens can see ahead

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 170 years after Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional raven croaked, “Nevermore,” scientists are reporting that real-life ravens think about the future.
In a series of tests, ravens showed signs of a general planning ability that previously had been documented only in people and great apes. Even monkeys have failed to show it.
It’s not like you could ask a raven to arrange your wedding: Ravens showed they could plan by setting aside a tool that they
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