High-speed cameras finally reveal how acrobatic hummingbirds fly through narrow gaps

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Researchers have finally unravelled the unique strategies hummingbirds use to fly through small gaps while being unable to pull their wings in by nature.

Most small bird species that feed on fruit, seeds, and nectar negotiate small gaps in foliage to secure a meal by pulling their wings in and folding them closer to their bodies as they fly through.