<![CDATA[City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why.]]>City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why.

From @SciAm: "I 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, “but I can’t explain them right now."

https://flip.it/SDjrTJ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/5f971587-2781-425b-a58a-b6f6855ae448/city-birds-appear-to-be-more-afraid-of-women-than-men-and-scientists-have-no-idea-why.RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 09:59:31 GMTWed, 29 Apr 2026 12:55:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:29:19 GMT]]>@ScienceDesk @SciAm

Many women have purses to swing at them, maybe?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/cazabon/statuses/116489883446370333https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/cazabon/statuses/116489883446370333Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:29:19 GMT