<p>It seems that running water triggers some sort of instinct: 
<a href="http://juneauempire.com/stories/050408/out_275269543.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://juneauempire.com/stories/050408/out_275269543.shtml</a></p>

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2014-08-21T03:28:00.543Z
2014-08-21T03:28:00.543Z
Cbaker510
<p>Do beavers use cognitive moves, learning, memory or skill acquisition in their life to build better? Or do they simply repeat instinctive gestures and end up with stereotyped architecture always?</p>

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2014-08-13T18:02:31.480Z
[I mentioned this in Biology chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/17128538#17128538). Might be worth migrating if you don't get any answers here within a week or so.
Nick Stauner
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Are you looking for an answer related to beaver-specific behaviour or would your question also be satisfied by "how do spiders spin webs?"
Seanny123
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2014-08-14T03:24:56.817Z
Before I answer this, I want to know if it is, in any way, a homework-related question.
anongoodnurse
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Do beavers make dams purely by instinct?
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# Do beavers make dams purely by instinct?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-13)

Do beavers use cognitive moves, learning, memory or skill acquisition in their life to build better? Or do they simply repeat instinctive gestures and end up with stereotyped architecture always?

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, animal-cognition

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: [I mentioned this in Biology chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/17128538#17128538). Might be worth migrating if you don't get any answers here within a week or so.  
> **username_2**: Are you looking for an answer related to beaver-specific behaviour or would your question also be satisfied by "how do spiders spin webs?"  
> **username_3**: Before I answer this, I want to know if it is, in any way, a homework-related question.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-08-21. Score: 1

It seems that running water triggers some sort of instinct:
<http://juneauempire.com/stories/050408/out_275269543.shtml>


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