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| Special Tongue Like a spoon for peas, the hummingbird tongue is the perfect tool for drinking nectar. Hummingbirds have the highest metabolism of any warm-blooded animal. Imagine wings flapping 70 times per second and tiny hearts beating 500 times per minute. They must consume more than their own weight in nectar each day. All their metabolic activity requires efficient systems for consuming calories. This video illustration demonstrates how the hummingbird tongue utilizes an amazingly efficient design for consuming nectar. From FLIGHT: THE GENIUS OF BIRDS by Ilustra Media
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