I was watching this video recently (https://youtu.be/XAd1DlE7eaU) and in the first few minutes, he mentions something about the robin rotating the eggs under it so the heat distributes evenly. This make me really think.
How do these animals understand the incubation process? How can it understand something complex like knowing how often to rotate the eggs, or even comprehend it needs to rotate them in the first place? Does this suggest that knowledge is passed down through genetics?
In: Biology
Yes, knowledge is passed down through genetics. All animals have some form of this knowledge, it’s called instinct. Humans do it too, we instinctively pay attention to and protect helpless small creates with large heads and eyes, because that’s what our young offspring looks like.
We’ve taken it a step further and created art (think about cartoon characters) with artificially large eyes and heads, that trigger this response. We’ve even bred some dogs to have large heads and eyes.
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