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Published online 22 June 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050620-8
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Hummingbirds get in a unique flap
Aerodynamics are midway between insects and other birds.
Does a hummingbird fly like an insect or a bird? A bit like both, according to aerodynamic research.
"What led us to this study was the long-held view that hummingbirds fly like big insects," says Douglas Warrick, of Oregon State University in Corvallis.
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