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Whoa, hold up - what does the lifespan and planning horizon of humans have to do with "most evolved creatures"? Plenty of things live less than ten years.
So: a mouse may not be able to conceive of "extinction of all its relatives in 20 years". That might conceivably hinder it in making an adaptive decision - it's brain is too small to understand the options.