Are humans wired to survive?

A Japanese hiker slipped, was knocked unconscious and then survived 24 days without food or water. What survival instincts fuel us through dire straits?

Source: http://feeds.howstuffworks.com/~r/DailyStuff/~3/0ylWyTV00kI/wired-for-survival.htm

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