Do Animals (That Aren’t Us) Procrastinate?

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Are there any non-human animals that take a task they don't want to do and think to themselves "Eh, I'll do it tomorrow"? Even if they know the task will be harder and/or more unpleasant by putting it off? One of our Patreon subscribers wants to know if other animals procrastinate like we do.

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