Have you ever wondered how animals know so much? It's simple. It all depends on how they behave and what they know. When an animal is born it has instincts. These instincts help the creature survive and cause it to behave in certain ways. This is called innate behavior. However, some things have been taught to animals. Unlike innate behaviors that come from genes, other behaviors must be learned. These are called learned behaviors. Together, innate and learned behaviors can demonstrate that animals are smarter than most people think. For starters, it's an innate behavior when an animal has an instinct to know when to mate and with which species. This is known as courtship behavior. For example, I have a fish and a snail that live in the same tank. During the mating period, both know not to mate with each other. They will not mate because they are not the same species. When they find the right mate, they may use dancing, singing, colorful displays, or pheromones to attack him. Birds usually dance or sing while peacocks display colorful displays of their feathers. This r...