Beyond factors like genetics and environment, animal personality is also shaped by something more fundamental: the species ...

Scientists once assumed that evolution would eventually force every member of a species to behave in more or less the same way, settling on a single "perfect" strategy for survival. However, modern ...

One of the hottest topics in the field of animal behavior is the study of personality in nonhuman species. This work goes under many names besides personality: animalities, coping styles, and ...

For an article I was writing on human-cat relationships, I recently interviewed my friend Beth about her feline companions—a pair of 3-year-old brothers named Finn and Chatsworth. As soon as I walked ...

Humans acknowledge that personality goes a long way, at least for our species. But scientists have been more hesitant to ascribe personality to other animals. A study has now documented personality in ...

Personality has been described in all sorts of animal species, from ants to apes. Some individuals are shy and sedentary, while others are bold and active. Now a new study published in Ecology and ...

Fish may seem to just swim around without much thought or character. But new research reported in Ecology and Evolution has suggested that actually, fish have personality, which they exhibit in their ...