Ep. 281: Let’s Talk About The Time Birds Predicted Bad Weather
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Ep. 281: Let’s Talk About The Time Birds Predicted Bad Weather

C1AdvancedJune 4, 202633 min

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[♪ Music playing currently trickling down your spine, you're not wrong. Just last week, during episode 280, hummingbirds were very much in the spotlight

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and for good reason. These pocket-sized powerhouses consume 50 to 150% of their entire body weight in nectar. And to reach that goal,

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they need to visit up to 2,000 flowers every day. And thanks to a group of biologists from the University of California Berkeley, we now know, statistically,

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