Seagulls don't want just any food. They want *your* food.
Scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK showed herring gulls two identical pieces of food, and noticed the birds were more likely to eat the one that they had seen a human holding.This suggests that gulls' decisions on what to eat are informed by human actions.Seagulls have become a pest in some seaside towns, with regular stories in the media about aggressive birds swooping down and stealing peoples' food.
Of the 38 gulls tested, 24 pecked at one of the snacks. Nineteen of these picked the one that had been touched by the researcher.Researchers repeated the exercise with sponges to test the effect on non-food items, but their preference for the handled sponge did not exceed chance levels.This suggests that handling by humans draws gulls attention to food in particular.
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