Science
Gulls pay attention to human eyes – Boing Boing
Researchers at the University of Exeter went to a beach and approached herring gulls. In half the trials they walked toward the gulls while looking at the ground, and in the other half, they stared…
Researchers at the University of Exeter went to a beach and approached herring gulls. In half the trials they walked toward the gulls while looking at the ground, and in the other half, they stared directly at the gulls. They found that when they approached the gulls without looking at them they were able to get two meters closer to them before they took flight.Newly fledged gulls were just as likely to react to human gaze direction as older birds, suggesting they are born with this tendency or …
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