TRIVIA

How many times does a hummingbird's heart beat a minute? (A human's is about 70 times per minute, if that helps!)

a. about 300 times a minute

b. about 600 times a minute

c. about 1000 times a minute

d. over 1200 times a minute

Answer is at the bottom of the page!

How many times does a hummingbird's wings beat per SECOND?

a. about 25 times a second

b. about 40 times a second

c. about 80 times a second

d. about 100 times a second

Hummingbirds are busy little birds! Their hearts beat at over 1,263 beats PER MINUTE. Did you know that at night, they enter "TUPOR" which means they can rest and drop their heart rate to 50 beats a minute to conserve energy?

How many times does a hummingbird's wings beat per SECOND?

Those little winged wonders flutter their wings at a remarkable 80 times per second! They do NOT flap their wings, they rotate them in a figure 8, which makes it even more remarkable! That also enables them to go BACKWARDS in the air and to hover in ONE SPOT!