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Do animals breed for pleasure?
Bonobos and other primates will have sex while pregnant or lactating – seemingly just for the joy of it – while short-nosed fruit bats engage in oral sex to prolong their bouts of intercourse (there might be evolutionary reasons for this, but it could also be for fun). …
Are animals driven by instinct?
Today, various animals are said to possess a survival instinct, migratory instinct, herding instinct, maternal instinct, or language instinct. But a closer look reveals that these and other “instincts” are not satisfactorily described as inborn, pre-programmed, hardwired, or genetically determined.
Can dogs sense if they are related?
Firstly, a dog’s nose is about 10,000 times more sensitive than a human’s, so it is very probable they can identify a sibling through their smell. Dogs have DNA just like humans do, so it may be in their DNA to never breed with a family member, which means they have the ability to recognize a family member/sibling.
Do animals miss their siblings?
Dogs may remember their siblings (or rather their smell), but it’s not that different from how they would remember any other animal (or person) from their past. If they associate them with safety and comfort they’ll be happy to see them. But if they associate them with stress or fear they’d rather stay away.
What is the relationship between instinct and reproduction?
Functionally: The instinct/urge is for sex and other behaviours like care of offspring etc., with reproduction as a by-product. Animals (including humans, regardless of what many sociologists think) have instincts which cause behaviours which cause reproduction, so the instincts cause reproduction indirectly.
Do non-human animals feel pleasure?
The question of whether non-human animals enjoy it too is a perennial – and scientifically legitimate – question to ask. In the last 10 to 15 years, scientific evidence has begun to accumulate that animals do experience a general sensation of pleasure – as anybody who has stroked a cat will know.
What are some examples of instincts?
Instincts are things that animals do without being taught, and all of the animals of a species do it. The common example is one bird that builds a spherical nest…even if it’s raised in captivity and never meets another bird, it still builds the same shape nest.
Do animals know that sex leads to reproduction?
Animals don’t know that sex leads to reproduction (and probably for a large part of history, people didn’t either), but animals that desire to have sex will leave more offspring than animals that don’t, hence more animals will want to have sex.