Do you know all the surprising facts about Hummingbirds?
In this August 17, 2010 photo, a female ruby-throated hummingbird lands on the perch of a feeder in Carmel, Indiana. Photo: AP
There are many surprising facts about Hummingbirds you probably do not know about.
They push the limit of metabolic energy. Their average heart rate is 1,200 beats per minute taking 250 breaths in a minute.
Two Blue-throated hummingbird flutter around an orange at the zoo in Managua on March 16, 2007. Photo: AP
Despite how they look, they are extremely aggressive. They regularly attack bigger birds in their territory and fight other hummingbirds over feeders.
Their tongue is like a straw helping pump nectar up quickly. They can drink 10 drops of nectar in 15 milliseconds.
A hummingbird is pictured at the newly open Rainforest Discovery Center in Gamboa, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of Panama City on January 11, 2008. The center was inaugurated to attract tourists to one of the top places in the world for nature observation and bird watching. Photo: AP
They make great migrations, some travel more than 3000 miles, from Mexico to Canada and back again.
A female Ruby-throated hummingbird sits on the branch of a Rhododendron in Moreland Hills, Ohio on May 18, 2011. The tiny birds winter in Mexico, Central America, and on Caribbean islands and migrate north through much of the eastern United States in the Spring. Photo: AP
But they have great limits as well. They have no sense of smell, they can't walk and they weigh less than a dime!
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