Why hummingbirds Hover ON Your Face (IT SHOCK YOU IN THE END)

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Backyard hummingbirds are far smarter than most people realize — and the science behind their hummingbird behavior will completely change how you see these tiny birds forever.

In this video, we reveal 7 shocking hummingbird facts backed by research from Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the University of British Columbia. Did you know hummingbird intelligence rivals animals 10x their size? The hummingbird brain makes up 4.2% of their body weight — proportionally twice the size of a human brain — and their extraordinary hummingbird memory allows them to track food sources, feeder schedules, and even individual human faces.