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Two seagulls approach a tupperware box of chips. A speaker in a concealed plastic bag either shouts, speaks or plays robin song
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Shouting at seagulls could stop them stealing your food

2 weeks ago Russell Parton

Shouting at seagulls makes them more likely to leave your food alone, research shows. University of Exeter researchers put a...

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Urban seagulls still prefer seafood

July 11, 2024 Alex Morrison

Seagull chicks raised on an “urban” diet still prefer seafood, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied herring gull...

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Bigger brains allow cliff-nesting seagull species to survive and thrive in urban environments

May 2, 2024 Andrew Merrington

Seagull species that have bigger brains are more likely to nest on coastal cliffs and may also be better adapted...

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