πŸ¦πŸ™οΈ Scientists in #Poland found that city #birds like #pigeons and #sparrows consistently fly away sooner when approached by women. The researchers observed this behavior across multiple cities but have not determined the reason for the difference.

πŸ‘‰ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/city-birds-appear-more-afraid-of-women-than-men-and-scientists-have-no-idea-why/

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City birds appear more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why

β€œI fully believe our results, that urban birds react differently based on the sex of the person approaching them,” said a co-author of a study that made this finding, β€œbut I can’t explain them right now”

Scientific American