TIL that hummingbirds go into a form of hibernation almost every night called torpor. This puts their body into a state of hypothermia in order to save energy and keep them from dying throughout the night while they can't feed.

março 30, 2020

TIL that hummingbirds go into a form of hibernation almost every night called torpor. This puts their body into a state of hypothermia in order to save energy and keep them from dying throughout the night while they can't feed.

TIL that hummingbirds go into a form of hibernation almost every night called torpor. This puts their body into a state of hypothermia in order to save energy and keep them from dying throughout the night while they can't feed. https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2018/02/06/why-i-am-obsessed-with-hummingbird-pee-and-torpor/ TheFrostyjayjay March 30, 2020 at 03:03PM

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TIL that hummingbirds go into a form of hibernation almost every night called torpor. This puts their body into a state of hypothermia in order to save energy and keep them from dying throughout the night while they can't feed.

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