Soh Kam Yung on Nostr: "“[Hummingbirds are] the only bird in the world that can fly upside down and ...

"“[Hummingbirds are] the only bird in the world that can fly upside down and backwards,” says Holly Ernest, a conservation ecologist with the University of Wyoming. “They drink pure sugar and don’t die of diabetes.”"

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/hummingbirds-thrive-on-an-extreme-lifestyle-heres-how/

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