Hummingbird Neck Evolution Adaptive Advantage: Amazing Slow-Motion Video
05.19.09
by George Spyros, New York City, USA
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Filed Under: Biology • Learning+Education • Pets+Critters • Tech+Science • Travel+Nature • Wildlife+Biota
Tags: Biology, biota, birds, Discovery Channel, evolution, hummingbird, nature, science, slo-mo, slow-motion, video, Wired, Wired Magazine
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From Wired:
A hummingbird’s neck is structured like a bucket holding liquids that slosh back and forth to stabilize its head. Because it evolved this way, the bird has an adaptive advantage to find flowers and food that other animals can’t reach.
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