Because that was how it was created.
They are very neat little birds and I love to watch them. We have Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds where I live from approximately May through September.
2006-11-27 11:39:20
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answered by msnite1969 5
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Hummingbirds have evolved to fill a particular niche in their environment. They pollinate the flowers that they feed on. Depending on where they live they have different adaptations. I was in Ecuador in February were we saw over 50 species of hummingbirds. One, called the Sword-billed has the largest bill of any hummingbird feeds on a flower called a Datura, which is a long drooping blossom. The bill has evolved to be able to reach all the way up inside this flower. Here is a link to a photo:
http://www.martinreid.com/Misc%20website/EC2006swordbill.html
Interestingly enough, one of the shortest billed hummingbirds, the Wedge-billed, also feeds on the same flower. It just cuts to the chase and pierces the base of the flower.
Hummingbirds are small so they can maneuver inside flowers. They fly fast because they have very fast metabolisms. Their wings move in a figure eight, allowing them to hover and fly backwards, the only bird that can do this. There are incredible birds.
2006-11-27 13:12:42
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answered by sngcanary 5
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i'm a woman. Le Chevalier Deon is an anime as nicely as a actual guy or woman. Thomas Jefferson grew to become into the third president of the U. S.. James Madison grew to become into Thomas Jefferson's cousin. Germany grew to become into blammed for WWI for some reason. 18+12=30. Alexandre Dumas is lifeless.
2016-12-29 14:18:33
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answered by ? 3
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because its soo small, it needs to find good food. The food it needs is found in nectar so it eats from flowers. It weigh less because it needs to fly high somethimes. Oh and they can flap their wings 75 times a second!!! Now thats cool.
2006-11-27 11:39:53
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answered by I lOVE CATS 1
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the reason it flies fast is because it weighs less than a penny and the reason it weighs less than a penny is because that is just how it was created. they are so fast it is really hard to watch them at all.
2006-11-27 12:00:50
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answered by Anonymous
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