Articles for tag: animal physiology, Bird Behavior, Birds, Hummingbirds, wildlife

selective focus photo of hummingbird perching on pink plastic toy

The Hummingbird’s Heartbeat: How It Survives the Impossible

Suhail Ahmed

  On paper, a hummingbird shouldn’t work. A creature the weight of a nickel that keeps its blood racing, its wings blurring, and its brain alert seems to break the rules every second it’s alive. Yet here it is, hovering over a flower like a tiny helicopter, heart thundering faster than many medical monitors can ...