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> they haven’t yet figured out that it doesn’t work when I’m looking straight them. They don’t have forward facing eyes, so they might not understand that a hu
by mr_toad 5y ago
> they haven’t yet figured out that it doesn’t work when I’m looking straight them.
They don’t have forward facing eyes, so they might not understand that a human has to turn its head to see something.
- bradrn 5y ago> … they might not understand that a human has to turn its head to see something. I’m pretty sure they understand this well — it’s common knowledge that a swooping magpie will stop attacking if you stare straight at it. (Of course, ‘common knowledge’ isn’t necessarily correct, but a quick search seems to confirm this case.)