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an 1 which is used to 2 seagulls from nesting at the university of bath has been given a library card in recognition of his "valuable service".
一只鸮成功阻止海鸥在巴斯大学安家筑巢,学校授予其图书证以表彰其“有价值的服务”。
yoda the eagle owl visits the campus twice a week with his handler, marcus, as an environmentally friendly method to control the numbers of 4.
in recognition of his work, the university 5 to issue the seven-year-old bird with his own card.
the university said the card had not yet been presented to yoda.
"the university has invited yoda and his handler marcus to visit the campus twice a week as an environmentally friendly method to control the seagull numbers on campus and 6 limit the potential 7 effects a large 3 population can have," a spokesman said.
"during his visits, yoda's presence has the effect of unsettling the gull population and 8 them from hanging around on campus and from nesting further in the area.
"yoda has been hand-reared by his owner which makes him very 9 with humans.
gulls can become 10 and aggressive during nesting periods.
as they will scavenge almost anything 11, the university said it was concerned they would become a nuisance for staff and students enjoying lunch outdoors.
yoda could be expected to live for up to 20 years in the wild, but may reach 60 years in 12.
the university of bath has more than 15,000 students 13 at its campus which is located on claverton down to the south-east of the historic city.
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