News Analysis: The spectacular flying characteristics of Hummingbirds: Little “Jeweled Aviators Supreme” may equal their adaptability in various environments around the world for the past 22 Million Years Ornithologists think. Their ancestors go back 42 Million Years in Asia. The 338 recognized Hummingbird Species are continuing to adapt and will create additional Species in future years.
The Hummingbirds, Depending on Species,: Can have heart Beat rates of up to 1,260 per minute; Can fly up to 54 Km/hr (34 Mi/hr); Can beat their wings 100 times per second; and Can also fly Backwards.
It is interesting to note that today, this versatile ‘Bird’, despite its many Assets and Capabilities is, for unfathomable reasons, largely ignored by the Media of Man.
Perhaps why they have survived so well is that the “Ultimate Predator” has not thought about them; Lucky Birds.
Reality.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/laoul6c