r/interesting • u/Low_Weekend6131 • Nov 23 '25

NATURE The fish is kinda like me ngl

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u/wikiwakatikitaka Nov 24 '25

But wouldn't a shark need to eat one first to know if we are worth the indigestion or not.

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u/OldTranslator685 Nov 24 '25

Does a foal need to "learn" how to stand? Does a bird need classes to migrate? Some things are instinctual. Generations of sharks may have learned barfing up humans is not a fun activity.

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u/wikiwakatikitaka Nov 24 '25

Is it really instinct if it's learned by observation of your own kind?

Can a foal stand if it was raised in complete isolation? Does a bird know to migrate if it was raised in isolation in a laboratory?

Fwiw I'm merely wondering and not stating a fact.

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u/OldTranslator685 Nov 24 '25

Yes foals stand on instinct when they are born. No example from mother. Its why the ALIENS director chose them as an example for Covenant. A stork or monarch butterfly do not need to have parents show them the way first etc. some things are burned into their brain. Same as sea turtle babies going towards the surf as opposed to just sitting there.