QUESTION TEXT: Birds startled by potential predators generally try…
QUESTION TYPE: Paradox
PARADOX: Birds flee from danger by taking cover between nearby plants.
Yet in backyards, birds often fly into windows when trying to flee danger.
ANALYSIS: Most of us have seen birds do this. It’s not clear why they do. To us, a window doesn’t look like vegetation.
The right answer shows that windows reflect vegetation, and this fool birds into flying into them.
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- If a feeder is surrounded by no vegetation, presumably the bird will realize this and fly somewhere else. This doesn’t explain why birds commit suicide against windows.
- This makes the situation even stranger. Why would birds fly a long distance to smack themselves against a window?
- This tells us that birds of all sizes do something stupid. But why do they do it?
- This tells us that there are many reasons why birds try to take cover by flying into windows. But why do they smack against windows?
- CORRECT. Windows look like vegetation. Birds try to hide in vegetation, so this explains why birds run into windows.
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