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all4naija: You just like argument. Hahaha... we all know even baby can not see at birth and therefore that is a good example of many dormant abilities and senses in babies.

all4naija: Instincts is a natural way or behavior of thinking or doing things. Though it has to do with human instinct when its thinking but animals don't have that ability for sure. Learning in animals doesn't require thinking, it is just a pattern in their behavior, that is why some animals are better learner than others. To process information is different from thinking. The reason why computer can not think is just a good example of that.

mcsnup: Of course they gat brain and they make a good use of it...what's your defination for instinct?

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instinct:
Involuntary response by an animal, resulting in a predictable and relatively fixed behaviour pattern. Instinctive behaviour is an inherited mechanism that serves to promote the survival of an animal or species. It is most apparent in fighting and sexual activity. The simplest form is the reflex . All animals have instinct, but, in general, the higher the animal form, the more flexible the behaviour. Among mammals, learned behaviour often prevails over instinctive behaviour.

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Source: http://studyenglishtoday.net/can_animals_think.html

all4naija: It depends on the level of thinking. I believe animals can process information mainly based on instinct. In that regards I would say they don't think but can process and repeat what they have been trained to do. So, animals don't think, they act based on instincts.

Online definition of think is the belief(which animals can not do other than humans) , opinion and idea on something or somebody, generally. It means there has to be reason to understand what a particular idea or opinion(we know that animals don't have opinions) is about and find a way to accept it. It is an act where the things which differentiate humans from the animals are really intertwined, like spirituality(in general sense), ability to read and write,share ideas about something,etc. Thinking really helps in those areas and it is an ability which animals lack.

ANIMALS DON'T THINK!

all4naija: It depends on the level of thinking. I believe animals can process information mainly based on instinct. In that regards I would say they don't think but can process and repeat what they have been trained to do. So, animals don't think, they act based on instincts.

Online definition of think is the belief(which animals can not do other than humans) , opinion and idea on something or somebody, generally. It means there has to be reason to understand what a particular idea or opinion(we know that animals don't have opinions) is about and find a way to accept it. It is an act where the things which differentiate humans from the animals are really intertwined, like spirituality(in general sense), ability to read and write,share ideas about something,etc. Thinking really helps in those areas and it is an ability which animals lack.

ANIMALS DON'T THINK!

valicious1: Yes they are. When ur dog runs to give u a "HUG", its simply doing that cos its been doing that right from birth & not because it thinks it should give u a hug. NB *note as am constantly using the word "it" instead of "he" or "she". To show u the proximity/nearness of animals to plants.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?word=instinct:
An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli