INSTINCT

[noun] - (an example of) the knowledge or ability which allows animals and people naturally to act in particular ways without having to think or be taughtAll his instincts told him to stay near the car and wait for help. [C]Her first instinct was to shout and get angry with him. [C + to infinitive]It is instinct that makes the female horse bend down and lick its newborn foal. [U + that clause]Bob seems to have an instinct for (= is naturally good at) knowing which products will sell. [U]