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Letter: Flight of fancy

Published 4 September 2013

From Howard Frost

My wife and I looked after two gulls with incurably broken wings for 16 years. We usually fed them relatively expensive cat food, but once I threw them a cheap brand.

The gulls dashed towards it, then stopped 2 metres away and went to the back of the garden. At the time we were puzzled, as they had not even tasted the food.

Thanks to Birkhead, I now realise they probably detected the awful odour, just as we did.
Withernsea, East Yorkshire, UK

Issue no. 2933 published 7 September 2013

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