The researchers set out to discover whether there were any consistent similarities in personality between these disparate types of felines. What they found was that each had three dominant personality types. The Scottish wildcat, for example, had at its core dominance, agreeableness and self-control. Which is not dissimilar to many of my Scottish friends. As for domestic cats: Dominance, impulsiveness and neuroticism. I can see how living with humans makes you neurotic. I have experienced this. However, what the researchers further discovered was that these three were the same personality traits prevalent in African lions. And we all know that these lions, especially when they feel threatened, tend not to disappear into their manes
研究人员从这些不同猫科动物的个性相同点着手,发现每种都有三个类型的主要个性。比如苏格兰野猫的支配性、亲和性和自我控制性,这和我苏格兰朋友们的个性很相似。而家猫的个性是:控制、冲动和神经质。我知道,和人相处久了,是会变得神经质些,因为我就有这样的经历。但是,研究人员还发现,家猫的这三种个性和非洲狮的很相像。并且,我们都知道,这些狮子不会选择退让,特别是它们受到威胁的时候。