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Originally Posted by Hokie
I think the first would be in the first movie. The alien hided in the escape shuttle to escape the ship before it blew up. It showed enough intelligence to figure that it had to get off the ship and how to get off.
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I'd say that's debatable. It may have just picked that place because it was remote from the rest of the ship and approachable only through one entrance - like a cave. The alien seemed to want the place for a nap, since it seems to be sleeping when Ripley spots it.
Also, the alien was less than a day old. It seems much more reasonable that all of its behavior was instinctual.