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by clipradiowallet 1977 days ago
I would argue that animals _do_ "push" themselves, but only in certain areas. Mate-selection competition among mammals being the first area that comes to mind, see [1]. There is no set goal of "enough" in that category(unlike, say, gathering N nuts to last through winter).

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_selection_in_mammals