Instinct and Learned Behavior

The monarch butterfly flies south for the winter.

• Instinct

• Learned Behavior

Atlantic green turtles go to Ascension Island to lay their eggs and bury them in the sand.

• Instinct

• Learned

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A dolphin does tricks at Sea World.

• Instinct

• Learned

Pacific salmon swim from the ocean to a river or stream to lay their eggs.

• Instinct

• Learned

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Prairie dogs dive into the safety of their burrow when danger is near.

• Instinct

• Learned

A baby bird flies for the first time.

• Learned

• Instinct

The ground squirrel goes into an underground nest as winter approaches and hibernates.

• Instinct

• Learned

Baby ducks follow their mother.

• Instinct

• Learned

A tiger hunts for food.

• Learned

• Instinct

The pectoral sandpiper travels from northern Canada to southern South America each fall.

• Learned

• Instinct