Why do hummingbirds buzz? Tiny tornadoes.
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Researchers in Ecuador's Mashpi Cloud Forest explain that hummingbirds create their distinctive buzzing sound through their extreme wing-beat speed—over 80 times per second—which generates tiny whirlwinds of air; their unique hovering flight and coevolution with flowers that shaped their specialized anatomy are also explored.
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