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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Hummingbird tongue is really a tiny pump

Biologists have long believed that hummingbirds pick up floral nectar in the same way fluid rises in a capillary tube. However, researchers have now demonstrated that this long-held theory is wrong. Instead, they say, the tongue itself acts as a tiny pump.

from Strange & Offbeat News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1LkR2qR
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