Posted on 04/30/2026 9:56:13 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
European Great Tits and 36 other bird species on the continent are more afraid of women than they are of men, according to a recent study—and researchers have no idea why.
In the study, 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. That suggests birds may be able to suss out the sex of a human, though the researchers aren’t sure how.
“I fully believe our results, that urban birds react differently based on the sex of the person approaching them, but I can’t explain them right now,” said Daniel Blumstein, a co-author of the study and a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in a statement.
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I’m just bookmarking this thread.
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I’m female and I agree.
I avoid other women whenever possible.
This thread has gone to the birds.
Nice.
No. The other tits are simply tits.
The Great Tit is presumed to be named ‘Great’ because of its size relative to the other....tits.
and I assume they’re great? Tits?
In the US we call birds of the family Paridae ‘Chickadees’ and ‘Titmouses’.
I guess you’d have less fun with that though.
Maybe men are an easier target for droppings women love neatness swats and rocks ensue.
Men: “‘S’up, bird.” Gets close.
Women: “Oh, look! A BIRD! Hello, BIRD!” *Click-Clack! Click-Clack!…’* Bird flies away.
I’m with ya; it’s not just women...it’s married women.
well, i don’t know why birds are afraid of women, but i know why universities are run by idiots.
They can smell trouble...
Show us your tits! Oh, you did. TY
I'm a woman.
had the scientists taken a high school literature class, they’d know
https://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_female.htm
Feathered hats?
Yeah, women do most of the cooking.
maybe it’s that screeching sound coming from 50% of women.
It’s hilarious, l think l have received more response from this four word post than any l can remember.
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