Rather Sad But Interesting Find on Google Earth.

[tony from suffolk]

here's the link :-  http://tinyurl.com/koc723x

And here's the story behind it :-  http://www.viralnova.com/i-noticed-this-tiny-thing-on-google-maps-and-when-i-zoomed-in-well-nothing-could-prepare-me/

 

[Grizzlybear]

dogs and birds learn from the experience of their peers but does that make them react instinctivelly and irrationally ? avoiding challenges and so not  tackling problems that they could possibly solve?

 

[cap n chris]

dogs and birds learn from the experience of their peers but does that make them react instinctivelly and irrationally ? avoiding challenges and so not  tackling problems that they could possibly solve?

Er,...... Whaaaat? Some examples would be nice.

 

[Alkapton]

If an animals actions are the result of learnt behavior then they cannot be said to be instinctive, for instinctive implies 'not learnt'.

Learning from the experience of ones shoal of fish to avoid sharks did not stop some individuals of a species of fish evolving into pilot fish.

Social conditioning is common in many species not just human, but there are always individuals who's behavior will differ differ from the 'norm' (eg. cavers;-).

So the answer is no.