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Hummingbirds live life on the edge. @KnowableMag looks at how these tiny creatures can shut their bodies down almost completely, fly thousands of miles, sometimes across open oceans, sometimes upside down and backwards, and can generate g-forces high enough to make a fighter pilot black out.

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/how-hummingbirds-adapt-to-an-extreme-lifestyle

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