Awesome Hummingbird Facts
1. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly BACKWARDS.
2. The smallest bird in the world is the Hummingbird. It weighs 1oz.
3. The Anna’s hummingbird chirps with its bottom.
4. Hummingbirds consume half of their weight in food daily.
5. Hummingbirds can beat their wings up to 100 times per second
6. When hummingbirds dive, their bodies twerk faster than any other vertebrate on the planet.
7. Hummingbirds have 2,000 meals a day and hibernate every night.
8. Hummingbirds lay eggs the size of peas.
9. Hummingbirds have such a high metabolism that they are continuously hours away from starving to death.
10. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards
11. Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny.
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