1. A basic, innate behavioral or psychological drive that is fundamental to survival or reproduction, not learned or developed through experience
The primal instinct to protect one's offspring is found across many species.
O instinto primitivo de proteger sua prole é encontrado em muitas espécies.
2. An instinctive urge or desire arising from ancient evolutionary biology rather than conscious reasoning
Fear is a primal instinct that helped our ancestors survive dangerous situations.
O medo é um instinto primitivo que ajudou nossos ancestrais a sobreviver em situações perigosas.