Still, people never definitively say a small bird eating gum will not affect it. Nevertheless, it’s unlikely birds will try to eat gum because they can easily detect when things are not edible. After a peck, they probably wouldn’t try to eat any more of it.
While birds are rarely killed by gum, it’s always important to throw away gum (and any other litter) because trash has negative effects on the environment, which ultimately affects birds.
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Really a new info to my knowledge. I never do it here after.
Hey Don Chase!
I am an animal-lover and i want to share this:
An acquaintance threw away a nearly fresh cherry bubblegum into the sea and a seagull game and picked it up. After a few chews it swallowed it. It was horrible to see the bird having problems afterwards. It drank a lot, kept swallowing and made really uncommon noises as if he was in trouble. My heart is breaking when i imagine this little animal could now die because of his.
But yes, the seagull at the chewing gum – because it tasted like cherry.