Birds fly away earlier at the sight of males than females. It may seem strange to know but an international research has come out about this. It is based on an international scientific study published in the journal of the British Ecological Society. Accordingly, it was observed that the birds fly away before they get too close to the females. Instead they like to get close to men.

Research shows that birds behave differently towards both sexes. They allow males to move an average of one meter closer than females. In the study, similar bird behavior was observed in cities in several countries, including the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland and Spain. The study looked at all 37 bird species. This includes everything from easily frightened magpie birds to pigeons that live close to humans.

Why are birds more afraid of women?

The researchers believe their results show that urban birds can distinguish between male and female humans. However, they have not yet been able to figure out what characteristics birds recognize in humans or why they are more cautious around women.

Professor Daniel Blumstein of the University of California, Los Angeles, who was involved in this research. He said that although the reason behind this is not yet clear, the results are quite solid.

He said, “I believe in our results that urban birds respond differently depending on the gender of the person who approaches them, but I cannot yet provide a solid reason for this. We used very sophisticated comparative analysis techniques, which showed that our results were similar across cities and species, but we still do not have a solid explanation for this.”

The lady of the research team was surprised

Another member of the research team, Dr. Yannina Benedetti said the discovery challenged her assumptions about birds’ behavior towards humans. “As a woman working in the field, I was surprised to see that birds responded to us differently. This study shows how animals living in cities ‘see’ humans. It may also have implications for topics such as urban ecology and equity in science.