3 TOP FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT Hummingbirds !!!!
Channel: Aslan Channel
Date: 2021-09-25

#1. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward in the world.

We now have a far better understanding of how hummingbirds fly and what distinguishes them thanks to contemporary technology.

High-speed cameras and wind tunnels were used to film larger hummingbird species beating their wings at rates of 12 beats per second and smaller species beating their wings at speeds of more than 80 beats per second.

#2. Hummingbirds hibernate at night to avoid starvation.

A hummingbird will instead undergo torpor, a deep sleep condition in which its entire body slows down, in order to survive the night.

Their heart rate lowers from 1000 to less than 100 beats per minute, and their core temperature drops from 104 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit (40 to 18 degrees Celsius).

#3. Hummingbirds are the world's tiniest birds, with one species being the world's tiniest bird.

The majority of hummingbird species are already small enough, with most species being only 3-5 inches (7.5-13 cm) in length!

One hummingbird species has been named both the world's smallest hummingbird and the world's smallest bird.

The bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is a little hummingbird that measures only two inches (5 cm) long!

The bee hummingbird is a little hummingbird native to Cuba that weighs less than 0.07 ounces (2 g). That's less than a penny in US currency!

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