(PhysOrg.com) -- Ornithologists first put forth the theory that hummingbirds took in nectar using capillary action (where liquid rises against gravity in a narrow tube) in 1833 and since then no one ...
The slender hummingbird tongue has been misunderstood for more than 180 years, a new study finds. Since 1833, scientists thought that hummingbird tongues used capillary action — a phenomenon in which ...
Hummingbirds can extend their tongues great distances — in some cases the length of their heads — to retrieve nectar. Biologist Margaret Rubega, of the University of Connecticut, explains how the ...
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How do hummingbirds use their tongues and beaks?
How Does a Hummingbird Eat With a Long Tongue and Beak? A casual observation might suggest that hummingbirds use their long, thin, dainty beaks like straws. However, beginning early in the 19th ...
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