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Personality goes a long way, even for squirrels
animal personalityRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryColoradoCallospermophilus lateralisHomo sapiens
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As Jules reminds Vince toward the end of Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, while explaining his view of the difference between dogs and pigs, "personality goes a long way" -- and new research suggests that he's right. Social skills are vital for social species, like Homo sapiens, but tradi
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