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In a first, hummingbird baby found using caterpillar disguise to scare predators
In a cute first, a curious observation led to a sweet and thrilling discovery of a caterpillar-like hummingbird with hairs ...
Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death
A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.
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How hummingbird chicks protect themselves from being eaten
The South Americans hummingbird chicks try to disguise themselves as caterpillar to throw off predators. The post How ...
University of Colorado Boulder9d
Small bird, big trick: How a hummingbird chick acts like a caterpillar to survive
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird ...
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Caterpillar-like baby hummingbird discovered in Panama
A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be ...
Science Daily9d
How a hummingbird chick acts like a caterpillar to survive
Over the following month, the team closely monitored the nest and witnessed a chick hatch from the egg. Unlike most hummingbirds that are born naked, the jacobin chick was covered in long brown ...
Mirage News8d
Hummingbird Chick Mimics Caterpillar for Survival
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama's dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn't know what ...
KILGORE'S CORNER: Humming birds arriving before long
It is definitely feeling “springy” this week as the Spring Break approaches for the area schools. I found a hummingbird flag hanging on the front porch which means those ruby-throated gems — the ...
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Hummingbird chick mimics a toxic caterpillar to evade predators
Scientists discovered a hummingbird chick that twitches like a caterpillar. This behavior scares off predators.