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No.not all the animals can.e.g the lizard which is the terrestrial animal can nt swim even the cockroach can't also.

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Can Arctic Animals swim?

Some Arctic Animals can swim, as it's necessary for them to survive.


What is an instinc an example of?

An instinct is an innate behavior or reaction that is present in animals without the need for learning or prior experience. For example, the instinct for a mother to protect her offspring, or the instinct for a spider to build a web.


How do animals know their supposed to mate?

Animals have evolved behaviors and instincts that drive them to mate in order to reproduce and ensure the survival of their species. Hormones, pheromones, and environmental cues all play a role in triggering mating behaviors and signaling to animals when it's time to reproduce.


What are examples of instinct behavior in animals?

A perfect example of instinct behavior, is that there are many animals that will eat until they make themselves sick. For example, skunks forage for food, and eat as much as possible in the wild, because they don't know when they will come across food again. In captivity they still have this instinct, and will over-eat until they make themselves sick, even though they are being fed regularly every single day. This is something you cannot train them against.


What is the strongest of all animal instincts?

Survival instinct is considered the strongest of all animal instincts. It drives creatures to protect themselves from danger, find food and water, and reproduce to ensure the continuation of their species. This powerful drive is fundamental to the survival of all living beings.

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Is a bear swimming an instinct or a learned behavior?

When animals swim, it is always from instinct. This applies to bears as well.


Why are lots of animals afraid of water?

Most all animals react heavily on instinct, that is why they have been around so long, also many types of animals can not swim, that goes hand-in-hand with instinct, if an animal cannot swim, it will naturally be afraid of water to some extent, and try to avoid it, especially if in the form of a large enough body of water for the animal to fall into. Though there are also some animals that can't swim, but are perfectly fine with being around water, and some animals that can swim, but are afraid of water, for example, most all canines can swim, but many of them seem to hate water, so it can depend on exposure at a young age when the brain is developing, if a dog is never exposed to being bathed before its brain is done developing to all the situations it would expect to face, it may have a permanent fear of water.


Can a black mamba swim?

No it can't swim


What do all animals need to stay alive and well?

instinct


Do some animals only act by instinct instead of thought?

When an animal acts on instinct, it is acting without first having to think about what it will do. All animals act on instinct from time to time.


Does a tiger have to be taught how to swim?

No. All animals are able to swim instinctively.


Do deer have instinct?

Yes - all animals that are born with a brain - are also born with natural instinct embedded in their brain.


Can all animals swim?

No, not all animals can swim. Some animals, like fish and dolphins, are adapted for swimming, while others, like elephants and giraffes, are not built for swimming.


Do all animals possess the innate ability to swim?

No, not all animals possess the innate ability to swim. Some animals, like fish and amphibians, are born with the ability to swim, while others, like land mammals, do not have this innate ability.


Why do people have urges?

It's natural human instinct--after all, we are technically animals.


Is fighting a raccoon instinct?

Self defense is an instinct of all animals. Raccoons do night fight unless it is in defense or to kill a prey item.


What is the instinctive theory?

Instinct theory is a theory that looks at motivation of people and animals. In instinct theory, behavior is motivated by instinct, which is ingrained in animals to help them survive.