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Is it illogical to say...?
« on: February 27, 2012, 08:06:47 PM »
Is it illogical or nonsensical to say "Leopards are inborn hunters"?

Joe Carillo

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Re: Is it illogical to say...?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2012, 12:02:31 PM »
No, it's not illogical or nonsensical to say "Leopards are inborn hunters." What that sentence means to say is that the hunting instinct of a leopard is genetically inherited from its parents, not acquired after birth. In other words, it’s innate to the leopard as a species.