Organisms get fooled in the Urban Jungle
As the urban areas expand, the natural habitat of many organisms such as birds, squirrels, etc. These organisms are facing evolutionary pressure in new (urban) environment. Cities have many things which are not found naturally, and hence organisms are getting fooled into evolving for the new surroundings.
Even the abundance of food in urban areas can be devastating for a species. See this article for more details.
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