ANIMAL SMARTS
Hummingbirds can fly backward.
You’re right! Hummingbirds are high-speed flying acrobats. They can dart forward, stop, change direction in midair, hover in one place, and fly backward—something no other kind of bird can do.
It’s true! Hummingbirds are high-speed flying acrobats. They can dart forward, stop, change direction in midair, hover in one place, and fly backward—something no other kind of bird can do.
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