A marsupial climbs into its mother's pouch upon being born. Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will instinctively move toward the ocean. A leatherback turtle hatchling makes its way to the open ocean.Īny behaviour is instinctive if it is performed without being based upon prior experience (that is, in the absence of learning), and is therefore an expression of innate biological factors. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to medium length sequence of actions, without variation, are carried out in response to a corresponding clearly defined stimulus. Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. For other uses, see Instinct (disambiguation).
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