Advent Sci-Fact 18:
Herring Gulls copy human food habits!
Gulls were more likely to approach and eat food if they saw a human eating it, and would express a colour preference, mimicking the human. They’re social learners, also mimicking other gulls!
Paper: https://tinyurl.com/2bjltxo4
#SciComm 🧪🌍 #gulls
Herring Gulls copy human food habits!
Gulls were more likely to approach and eat food if they saw a human eating it, and would express a colour preference, mimicking the human. They’re social learners, also mimicking other gulls!
Paper: https://tinyurl.com/2bjltxo4
#SciComm 🧪🌍 #gulls
Comments
Today's fact is taken from:
"Inter-species stimulus enhancement: herring gulls (Larus argentatus) mimic human food choice during foraging"
By: F. Hacker, K. Smith, P. Graham.
In: Biology Letters 2023
Simplified for clarity.