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Seabirds weren’t fooled by a scarecrow-like buoy with rotating eyes

Birds looking to dine from fishermen's nets in Denmark quickly got used to the buoy, named Bobby

Birds perch on wooden poles holding fishing nets in the ocean

These cormorants and gulls are perched on the poles supporting a pound net. The fish trap offers a buffet for the birds—but potential danger too. Scientists tested a buoy with eyes to try to scare them off.

Gildas Glemarec

By Bethany Brookshire

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