sentence: Instinctive behaviours can be variable and responsive to the environment.
sentences_after: Any behaviour is instinctive if it is performed without being based upon prior experience, that is, in the absence of learning. Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will automatically move toward the ocean, and automatically swim when they are in the water. A joey climbs into its mother's pouch upon being born. Honeybees communicate by dance the direction of a food source without formal instruction. Other examples include animal fighting, animal courtship behaviour, internal escape functions, and building of nests.
concept_name: instinctive behaviour
headings: Instinct Overview
categories: Psychology Ethology