Squirrels have human-like personality traits, says study

University of California, Davis study claims to be the first to document personality in golden-mantled ground squirrels

Animal researchers in California have discovered human-like personality traits in squirrels that anybody watching one raiding nuts from a bird table could probably have guessed: they are bold, aggressive, athletic and sociable.

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