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HummingbirdFunFactsDidyouknow…

•  ahummingbirdeggisassmallasajellybean!•  hummingbirdseattheequivalentof300

hamburgers,innectartheygetfromhundredsofflowerseachday!

•  hummingbirdsaretheworld’ssmallestbird•  hummingbirdflowersco-evolvedwith

hummingbirds,whichiswhytherearesomanyvarie?esofhummingbirdbeaks(bills)

•  somehummingbirdsflyover2,000milesduringmigra?on!

•  hummingbirdsaretheonlybirdsthatcanhoverandflybackwardsandupsidedown!

•  ahummingbird’sheartbeatsasfastas500bpm,butcanexceed1000bpm!

•  ahummingbirdcanflyasfastas50mph!•  ahummingbird’swingbeatscanbeasfastas50-200

beatspersecond(bps)!•  hummingbirdscanliveaslongas10yearsinthe

wild

Download - Hummingbird Fun Facts - Academics€¦ · Hummingbird Fun Facts Did you know … • a hummingbird egg is as small as a jelly bean! • hummingbirds eat the equivalent of 300 hamburgers,

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