Do animals have personalities?

To determine whether animals have personalities, we first have to define what a personality is, which is surprisingly difficult. ... And some psychologists question whether personality is definable at all, judging from the inconsistency of traits in people [source: OUP]. read more

Dog Image Gallery To determine whether animals have personalities, we first have to define what a personality is, which is surprisingly difficult. read more

"The idea that nonhuman animals have unique personalities stems from the evolutionary continuity that exists between humans and other species," he said. "Unfortunately, there is no unified body of research on animal personality. read more

Other researchers like Renée Duckworth have followed a progression of research to demonstrate that not only do bluebirds have individual stresses and personalities, but the existence of their different personality types drives the species’ ecology. read more