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Seabirds weren’t fooled by a scarecrow-like buoy with rotating eyes
A tall buoy with a rotating pair of eyes was supposed to scare birds away from caught fish. Like scarecrows, it didn't work for long.

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A tall buoy with a rotating pair of eyes was supposed to scare birds away from caught fish. Like scarecrows, it didn't work for long.
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According to Science News’s source item, Seabirds weren’t fooled by a scarecrow-like buoy with rotating eyes, A tall buoy with a rotating pair of eyes was supposed to scare birds away from caught fish. Like scarecrows, it didn’t work for long.
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