Food-snatching seagulls are more likely to leave you alone if you shout at them, researchers say

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Sweet talk won't get you far if you want to scare off a seagull trying to snatch your food. Try shouting.

Researchers set out to find if a man's voice was enough to deter bandit gulls from their penchant for purloining food in seaside towns and found it was effective if delivered with more urgency.