animal instincts
Animal instincts refer to innate, automatic, and unlearned behaviors exhibited by non-human animals that are crucial for their survival and reproduction, such as hunting, mating, territorial defense, and self-preservation.
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- aggression instincts
- communication instincts
- courtship rituals
- defense mechanisms
- fight or flight response
- foraging instincts
- group dynamics
- hibernation instincts
- hunting instincts
- instinctual reactions
- maternal/paternal instincts
- mating instincts
- migration instincts
- nest-building instincts
- pack/herd mentality
- prey instincts
- scent-marking instincts
- self-preservation
- social instincts
- survival behaviors
- territorial instincts