Do animals know that mating leads to babies ?

Question

Do animals know that mating leads to babies ?

Answer 1

i would say no they don't!

Answer 2

Probably not their first time, lol, they just do it cuz they wanna. =]

Answer 3

no. They dont realize it. It just happens.  

Answer 4

Yes they do.  Animals have that instinct to procreate and to increase the species.  It's not for pleasure; strictly business.

Answer 5

No. When the female goes into heat(meaning she can get pregnant, she emits a scent to the males which says, come get me.

Answer 6

yh its instinct , they do it to continue the line thats why they take it so seriously and only mate in warm seasons y do u ask .

Answer 7

I dont think so.

Or my male rabbit would be so horny all the time!

When he met his kids for the first time, he FREAKED out!! And I dont thkink he likes them at all! lol

Answer 8

No, they do not realize it. No matter how many times they've bred and had babies they don't have the mental capacity to connect the two (or, at the very least, most animals don't). The desire to breed is purely instinctual, they do not realize the end result.