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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Vinay Patel

Why Are City Birds More Afraid of Women Than Men? Scientists Baffled

Scientists are scratching their heads after discovering that city birds are significantly more fearful of women than men. (Credit: Pexels/Duy Nguyen)

The mystery of our feathered urbanites has taken a puzzling turn. Recently, researchers in bustling city centres noticed a strange pattern in how birds react to different people. While you might expect them to flee from everyone equally, it seems they are particularly wary of one specific group, leaving experts searching for answers.

Fresh research reveals that metropolitan winged creatures seem far more timid around females than males, even after experts attempted to hide those distinguishing features.

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