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Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

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Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: Animals

Innate Behavior

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Innate Behavior

Innate behavior is a type of instinctive action that animals are born knowing how to perform, without needing to learn or practice. Examples include baby sea turtles heading straight for the ocean after hatching or spiders spinning webs without instruction. These behaviors are ha...

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Have you ever seen a kitten pounce on a toy without being taught? Or have you noticed how a spider weaves a web perfectly on its first try? These are examples of innate behaviors or instincts.

An innate behavior is something an animal can do naturally, without being taught. It occurs because it is inherited through genes, passing from gen...

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