海鸥喜欢感动人类的食物

Last year scientists from the University of Exeter discovered that staring at seagulls can discourage them from stealing your food. Not content with saving the chips of many a seaside tourist, they have now discovered that herring gulls are more likely to interact with food after it has been touched by humans. But how exactly do you test a seagull’s preferred snack? Megan McGregor spoke to the study’s lead author, Madeleine Goumas, to find out more...