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[–] Kamsaa@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Herring gulls are smart, they know if you are looking at them (and usually avoid stealing your food when you do) ^^ Herring gulls respond to human gaze direction | Biology Letters https://share.google/Sdg1k9aoyRVzoiiSi

[–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

And have in fact stolen my broodje haring straight out of my fucking hands as I raised it to my mouth to take the first bite. Fucker hit me from behind and curved in at the last second. Zandvoort Summer 2010. Never forget, never forgive!

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Kamsaa@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Thanks! I should've done that directly, apologies.