All of the following are example of instincts EXCEPT:
Correct answer: D. Humans breastfeeding their babies
- A. Bees communicating the location of food
- B. Salmon travelling upstream to spawn
- C. Spiders spinning complex webs
- D. Humans breastfeeding their babies
Explanation
Instincts are innate, species-typical behavior patterns that are especially evident in nonhuman animals; human behavior is generally more flexible and learned. The item therefore treats human breastfeeding as the exception, although breastfeeding itself also has innate physiological components.
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