The Science Behind a Hummingbird’s Hover
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#4FP1J)
Nat Geo WILD takes a look at how tiny hummingbirds are able to hover in midair for so long while feeding in place. As it turns out these petite aviators have an extremely high metabolism, a specific ability to flap their wings at very high speed and constant hunger that gives them so much endurance even in the harshest of weather.
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