Magpies frequently attack passers-by on university campuses, which experts say may be to protect territory.

　　Chutian City News (Reporter Zhang Wanjun) When students were walking on campus, a grey magpie suddenly swooped over the top of its head from the branches and attacked it with its claws or beak. Recently, this scene happened many times in Nanhu Campus of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. Experts say that the grey magpie may have been disturbed by human beings, and the attack may be to protect the territory.

　　Yesterday, Mr. Zhang from Xiaogan reported that he had recently attended training in Nanhu Campus of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, and was attacked by the same magpie several times on campus. Although he was not injured, Mr. Zhang was very curious.

　　At 11 o’clock yesterday, Chutian Metropolis Daily reporter met Mr. Zhang at the north gate of Nanhu Campus of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. Mr. Zhang introduced that recently, he was attacked by a magpie several times when he passed near the north gate of the school. According to his observation, this magpie not only attacked him, but also attacked students and citizens passing by many times, especially in the morning when there were many people. Mr. Zhang observed that most of the attackers were men and some women, among whom shorter men were the most vulnerable.

　　Under the guidance of Mr. Zhang, the reporter saw this magpie on a camphor tree near the scene. Except that the sound is a little squeal, the appearance of this magpie is not much different from other magpies.

　　When a male student wearing a gray T-shirt passed by the tree, the magpie suddenly swooped down from the branch and passed by the back of his head, which made the student feel a little puzzled.

　　Soon, a middle-aged man passed by and was attacked by this magpie. Different from before, the magpie attacked him again after the man walked a few meters away.

　　In the next few minutes, this magpie attacked three other students and citizens passing by. A student wearing a red T-shirt told the reporter that he felt the magpie scratching his back with its claws. Because he was separated by clothes, he was not injured. "This is the first time I have seen a bird attack people. It’s really strange!"

　　A shop assistant nearby confirmed that this magpie had been attacking students and pedestrians passing by for several days.

　　Gao Yanhong, chief engineer of Wuhan Zoo, said after seeing the pictures taken by the reporter that this is a grey magpie. He introduced that the grey magpie has a strong territorial consciousness and is aggressive. There may be a nest of the grey magpie near the incident site, which makes aggressive behavior to protect the nest; Another possibility is that this grey magpie has been disturbed and intimidated by the public, and it has made aggressive behavior against passers-by out of revenge.