What is the mechanism that allows birds to build nests, beavers to build dams, or spiders to spin webs – without anyone teaching them how?

Question

Those are awfully complex structures, I couldn’t make one!

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Answer 1

I don’t have an explanation myself, but I have book recommendations for your interest!

Summer World & Winter World by Berndt Heinrich are excellent books on animal behavior from an intimate, science focused perspective.