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Not in one individual, but animals that die from eating them will self select themselves out of the gene pool (if done before they get a chance to mate), over time only leaving those that avoid it. The more generations that survive this the more it becomes an instinct.



Guys, again, I understand natural selection. We're talking about learning(and indirectly teaching).




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