City birds more afraid of women than men, scientists have no idea why

City birds more afraid of women than men, scientists have no idea why(scientificamerican.com)

7 points by jagaerglad 19 days ago | 2 comments

jagaerglad 19 days ago |

"men could get about a meter closer to birds than women could before the animals flew away, according to the results. This pattern remained regardless of what the men and women were wearing, what their height was or how they tried to approach the creatures"

The journal article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3...

wlkr 19 days ago | |

This is a brilliantly accessible study, and ripe for some fun follow-ups. It would be interesting to replicate in other continents and with different species. I suspect the mystery will be readily resolved through hypothesis testing under controlled conditions.