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Published Pink + pink = gold: hybrid hummingbird's feathers don't match its parents - Pink + Pink = Gold: Hybrid Hummingbird's Feathers Don't Match Its Parents (via sciencedaily.com)
Scientists thought a gold-throated hummingbird was a new species. DNA revealed that it's a hybrid of ...
Published Do hummingbirds drink alcohol? More often than you think - Do Hummingbirds Drink Alcohol? More Often Than You Think (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Animals that eat fruit or sip nectar often ingest alcohol because naturally occurring yeasts turning...
Published Hummingbirds use torpor in varying ways to survive cold temps - Hummingbirds Use Torpor in Varying Ways to Survive Cold Temps (via sciencedaily.com)
Hummingbirds use the hibernation-like state of torpor in varying ways, depending on their physical c ...
Published Need for speed: How hummingbirds switch mental gears in flight (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Hummingbirds use two distinct sensory strategies to control their flight, depending on whether they' ...
Published These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males -- apparently to evade aggression - These Female Hummingbirds Evolved to Look Like Males -- Apparently to Evade Aggression (via sciencedaily.com)
1 in 5 adult female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds look like males. New research shows that this ...
Published Hummingbird flight could provide insights for biomimicry in aerial vehicles - Hummingbird Flight Could Provide Insights for Biomimicry in Aerial Vehicles (via sciencedaily.com)
Using a novel modeling method, a team of researchers gained new insights into how hummingbirds produ ...
Published World's largest hummingbird is actually two species (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
The Giant Hummingbird of western South America is not one species but two, according to an internati ...
Published Hummingbirds' unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Hummingbirds are highly maneuverable fliers, flitting forward and backward as they home in on flower ...
Published Acute sense of touch helps hummingbirds hover near a flower without bumping into it (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Hummingbird flight mechanics have been well studied but far less is known about how their sense of t ...
Published Moth keeps a firm eye on the proboscis (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place i ...
Published Tiny New Zealand bird delivers a lesson in birdsong evolution (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Scientists are rethinking the evolution of vocal learning in birds. New Zealand's smallest bird, the...
Published Whiskers help nectar-eating 'acro bats' hover like hummingbirds - Whiskers Help Nectar-Eating 'Acro Bats' Hover Like Hummingbirds (via sciencedaily.com)
A new study found that nectar-feeding bats evolved extra-long whiskers unlike those of any other bat...
Published Birdsong and human voice built from same genetic blueprint (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Humans have been long fascinated by bird song and the cacophony of other avian sounds -- from coos a...
Published Which animals perceive time the fastest? - Which Animals Perceive Time the Fastest? (via sciencedaily.com)
New research reveals that the animals that perceive time the fastest are those that are small, can f...
Published Nature favors creatures in largest and smallest sizes - Nature Favors Creatures in Largest and Smallest Sizes (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Surveying the body sizes of Earth's living organisms, researchers found that the planet's biomass --...
Published Rapidly diversifying birds in Southeast Asia offer new insights into evolution - Rapidly Diversifying Birds in Southeast Asia Offer New Insights into Evolution (via sciencedaily.com)
New findings from zoologists working with birds in Southeast Asia are shining fresh light on the con...
Published How new bird species arise - How New Bird Species Arise: Understanding the Process of Speciation (via sciencedaily.com)
Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved. Resea...