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Why drawing eyes on food packaging could stop seagulls stealing your chips

  • March 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Why drawing eyes on food packaging could stop seagulls stealing your chips
The increasingly urban lifestyles of seagulls in the UK and around Europe has made them experts at grabbing food from unsuspecting outdoor diners. Herring gulls in particular are gaining a reputation for food theft in seaside towns like Falmouth in Cornwall, where I live.

Originally published at Phys.org

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