Easy, tiger: Study maps big cats’ personalities

PARIS --- Ask any pet owner if their beloved companion has a personality and you'll most often get an em phatic "yes." But now tiger researchers can nod along, too --- a study published on Wednesday reveals that the world's largest felines have individual character traits. The behavior of the 248 Siberian tigers observed through a personality test showed that the endangered cats had unique traits influencing both their success in reproduction and survival, researchers reported in the journal Royal Society Open Science. "We found that tigers are very individual, and that people who've worked with them and know them well see their individual personalities," coauthor Rosalind Arde...

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