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    A couple of the possible reasons, according to the discussion section of the article, was that 1) women may have historically hunted for smaller prey (birds) thus installing a fear of women and 2) it may be an olfactory response to women.

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    On average, birds escaped 1 m (11% of their mean escape distance) earlier when approached by women than by men

    In case someone else is interested in this.