Experienced whale trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by one of her favorite killer whales during a 2010 show at Sea World in Orlando,Florida.Animal experts believed that the whale had simply reverted to normal whale behavior;illustrating ____.
A)trainer-animal conflict
B)instinctive drift
C)innate aggression
D)species incompatibility

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Instinctive drift is a phenomenon where an animal's innate, instinctive behaviors take over and override the training it has received. In this case, the killer whale may have reverted to its natural instincts when it attacked Dawn Brancheau, despite having been trained and conditioned by humans. This behavior is not necessarily a result of trainer-animal conflict or species incompatibility, as the whale had a positive relationship with Ms. Brancheau and had performed successfully in the past. Innate aggression may be a factor, but it is not the only explanation for the whale's behavior.

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