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I Can’t Sleep

Hummingbirds – Tiny, Feathery Caffeine Addicts

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster & Glassbox Media

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Hummingbirds: nature’s tiniest insomniacs, powered by nectar and pure determination. Learn how these high-speed hoverers burn calories like a turbocharged espresso machine—perfect bedtime listening, right? Want More? Request a topic: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Listen ad-free & support: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/ Shop sleep-friendly products: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/sponsors This content is derived from the Wikipedia article on Hummingbirds, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. Read the full article: Wikipedia - Hummingbirds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the I Can't Sleep podcast, where I read random articles from across the web to bore you to sleep with my soothing voice.

0:49.3

I'm your host, Benjamin Boster.

0:52.6

And today's episode is from a Wikipedia article titled Hummingbird.

1:00.0

Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family, Trocility.

1:08.0

With approximately 366 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra

1:16.6

but most species are found in Central and South America.

1:21.6

Hummingbirds have varied specialized characteristics to enable rapid maneuverable flight,

1:29.6

exceptional metabolic capacity, adaptations to high altitude,

1:35.2

sensitive visual and communication abilities,

1:38.6

and long-distance migration in some species.

1:42.9

Among all birds, male hummingbirds have the widest diversity of plumage color,

1:49.0

particularly in blues, greens, and purples. Hummingbirds are the smallest mature birds,

1:58.0

measuring 7.5 to 13 centimeters in length.

2:02.6

The smallest is the 5 centimeter bee hummingbird, which weighs less than 2 grams,

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