Instinct is the inborn disposition of a living organism toward a
particular behavior or pattern of behaviors, characteristic of
the species, and often reactions to certain environmental
stimuli. Every animal species has characteristic, generally
inherited patterns of responses or reactions, which they use
across a wide range of environments without formal instruction,
learning, or any other environmental input beyond the bare
minimum for physical survival (Blakemore and Jennett 2001). Sea
turtles, hatched on a beach, automatically move toward the
ocean, and honeybees communicate by dance the direction of a
food source, all without formal instruction. Instinct is an
innate tendency to action elicited by external stimuli, unless
overridden by intelligence, which is creative and more
versatile. Examples of animal behaviors that are not based upon
prior experience include reproduction and feeding among insects,
animal fighting, animal courtship behavior, internal escape
functions, and building of nests. Instincti