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Mike Wehner
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- A study has demonstrated that seagulls are able to monitor human eye direction when coming in for a bite of food.
- Both juvenile and adult gulls were more apprehensive when a human was looking directly at them as opposed to looking slightly away.
- If you want to protect your food during a trip to the beach or park, just stare at the hungry gulls.
Your summer vacation plans may have been put on permanent hold due to the whole worldwide health crisis and whatnot, but if you managed to find some time to visit a beach or sunny park, you no doubt rank across some avian residents. I'm talking of course about seagulls, which have earned their nickname of "rats with wings" due to their habit of stealing food wherever they can find it.
Getting seagulls to leave you alone can be a challenge, and it seems like as soon as you leave anything that looks remotely edible out in the open, they're going to want to taste test it sooner rather than later. Now, a new study suggests that there's an incredibly simple way to get gulls to keep their distance, and all it takes is a stare.
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