They are the menace of seaside holidays, brazenly snatching ice-creams and chips right out of people’s hands. But scientists have come up with a way to stop seagulls stealing food, by staring them straight in the eye. Cocky as they appear, seagulls are far less likely to take food when someone is looking at them, … Read more
How to get rid of seagulls: Staring at the birds makes them MORE likely to flee, study finds Researchers from Exeter studied the behaviour of 155 gulls in Cornwall, England They approached the seabirds while either looking down or directly at them The team found they could get around 6.5 feet closer if not staring at … Read more
I’m A Celebrity stars warned of attacks by SEAGULLS after a spate of ‘muggings’ were reported at new Gwrych Castle location By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 02:04 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 02:07 BST, 24 August 2020 Campmates will be forced to contend with the British cold rather than the Australian jungle heat … Read more
The chips are down! Dive-bombing seagulls chase screeching woman on Brighton beach and steal all her fries in SECONDS Monique Sveinsson, 46, from Cambridgeshire, left ‘shaking’ after seagull attack She was walking with two trays of chips when the hungry birds dived into food The businesswoman was enjoying a break away on Brighton Beach on … Read more
They’re the thievers of food, the pinchers of chips, the scourge of the seaside skies. Now scientists have revealed what we’ve always suspected — seagulls do prefer to eat food that has been handled by us hapless humans. When the birds were presented with two identical food items — one of which they had seen a human … Read more