60-second Science
High-Elevation Hummingbirds Evolved a Temperature Trick
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:02:08
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Synopsis
Hummingbirds in the Peruvian Andes enter a state of torpor at night to conserve energy, dipping their body temperature to as low as 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Christopher Intagliata reports.
