Uploaded June 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In order to fuel its heart and wings that can flap up to 100 times-per-second, a hummingbird must eat several times an hour. This groundbreaking sequence from FLIGHT: THE GENIUS OF BIRDS illustrates the system of mechanisms that enable a hummer to consume several times it body weight in nectar each day.
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