Animal Instinct -

: Behaviors like a bird's migration or a spider's web-spinning are genetically programmed rather than taught.

: The field of ethology (established in the 1930s) focuses on studying these behaviors in natural contexts. Pioneers like Konrad Lorenz and Nikolaas Tinbergen laid the groundwork for understanding how specific signals trigger these automatic responses. Animal Instinct

: They govern basic drives such as feeding, predator evasion, and nurturing young. : Behaviors like a bird's migration or a