Seagulls eat fish, insects, reptiles, rodents, and many other types of foods. These omnivorous birds are highly effective scavengers and hunters.

Researchers in Brighton, UK, discovered that seagulls observe what kinds of foods humans eat, then “mimic” people’s behavior, study said.

Seagulls can eat it all: everything from a hamburger to an octopus. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with ecologist Alice Risely about her project, "Gulls Eating Stuff," that studies the birds' diet.

Researchers in Brighton, UK, discovered that seagulls observe what kinds of foods humans eat, then “mimic” people’s behavior, study said.

Researchers in Brighton, UK, discovered that seagulls observe what kinds of foods humans eat, then “mimic” people’s behavior, study said.