Friday, November 20, 2015

Hummingbirds

Did you know that hummingbirds are among the smallest birds in the world. The hummingbird brain is about 4.2% of its body weight and the heart is about 2.5% of its body weight. The heart beats about 1,260 times per minute and about 250 times when resting. The hummingbirds average body temperature is 107° Fahrenheit! It's wings beat 70 times per second and 200 times when diving. Hummingbirds connect to our class because we have been studying about amazing organisms in class. I chose this topic because they have so many special adaptations and not a lot of organisms can survive without adaptations. Not to mention that they have a lot more characteristics than normal birds. Hummingbirds are some of the most fascinating birds in the world. What do you think the world would be like without hummingbirds? For more information, visit worldofhummingbirds.com and click on the green icon at the top that says “Facts”.  (By Ian)

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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    That's amazing how they can flap their wings 70 times per second, imagine doing that!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    That's amazing how they can flap their wings 70 times per second, imagine doing that!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    I like how who talked how many times its heart beat beaded, that I think is super interesting.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:37 AM

    I really like how you explained that the humming birds brain weighs 2.5% of its body weight

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  5. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:43 AM

    I how you gave a lot of detail into your post

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  6. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    It was cool to hear about all of the adaptations of the hummingbird. I never knew they had so many!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    I never knew that the hummingbird beat it's wings so much!

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  8. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    Yes, it is very impressive that they have such special abilities

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  9. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    Thank you so much for commenting on my post.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 9:52 AM

    I like how you used so much detail in the percentage of weight of the body parts

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  11. ViOlEtDecember 15, 2015 at 3:07 PM

    I liked that you used cool vocabulary, you kept me interested. Nice choice for a picture!

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  12. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 3:07 PM

    I like how you discibed the wieght of the humming bird.

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  13. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    I really like all of those awesome facts! Nice job

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  14. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    It is amazing that it's heart Beats 1,260 times per minute and only 250 while its resting. That's amazing.

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  15. UnknownDecember 18, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    Wow, they are smaller than a lot of insects.

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2016 at 9:40 AM

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