how does instinct work? If it’s just “baked” into an animal’s DNA, how does it “activate” and how does it “activate” successfully?

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how does instinct work? If it’s just “baked” into an animal’s DNA, how does it “activate” and how does it “activate” successfully?

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Thanks for asking and for answering. My new pups bury everything. Toys, treats, bones. They bury them in the bed covers if inside. Or in the garden if outside. Why do they do this? It’s just instinct. They are terriers and they dig.