A Hummingbird’s Tongue

To fuel its heart and wings, a hummingbird eats 4-8 times an hour. The mechanisms that enable the bird to consume several times its body weight in nectar each day are revealed in this unforgettable study of biological engineering and intelligent design.

This short film is an excerpt from the documentary Flight: The Genius of Birds produced by ILLUSTRA MEDIA and distributed by Randolf Productions, Inc.