The Evolution of Hummingbirds
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- Today Hummingbirds are only found in north and south America but over 30 million years ago a fossil of a hummingbird was discovered in southern Germany, and is the oldest known fossil of a hummingbird known. How, did it get there and how did hummingbirds evolve to hover and live off of nectar.
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Hummingbirds are Dinosaurs that evolved to fill the same niche as Bee's. Evolution can be wacky at times.
Omg that messed me up lmao
convergent evolution doing its job
Sort of niche adjacent to bees which is still super interesting. Or maybe more like solitary bee species. But like. Dinosaurs. Hummingbirds are weird. I love them
The vast majority of bee species are solitary :)
Life has a sense of humor sometimes
Things nobody expects:
-the spanish inquisiton
-european hummingbirds
-a new moth light media upload
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
@Le Frog THAT IS A LIE, NOBODY EVER EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISTION!
@@Paulito-ym4qc Not even the Spanish!
@@orangeyewglad orange ya glad you explained this thing that way referencing a widespread meme that you happen to be unaware of you buffoon, you idioüt, you absolute toaster, you butter stick, you
@@Paulito-ym4qc How hasn't it died yet?
When dinosaurs convergently evolved to mimic... flying insects?
Compared to the hovering hummingbird moths, it’s especially impressive how good nature is at converging to the same body plans for a given niche. Same as the tail fluke and fins evolving independently in basically every marine tetrapod lineage and even some invertebrates like pelagic slugs and sea cucumbers.
Not even non-avian dinosaurs were all scale-tippers. Some "near-bird" therapods were only about the size of robins. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvicursor
Apparently therapods were the only dinosaurs to get continously smaller. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvicursor
I have a hummingbird feeder hanging next to my window. It amazes me how loud their little wings are. They sound like a tiny helicopter.
It is a literal 'hum'
Bigger hummingbird species are literal drones, almost sound like they have a motor
I had a Rufous hummingbird visiting my feeder all summer, until about a month ago, and hearing his surprisingly loud territorial chirps in the morning was always a little joy
@@Ksweetpea Me too. I was also surprised at how loud their chirp's are. They make a big noise for a tiny animal.
Now I’m tempted to buy one.
Hummingbird metabolism is so extreme, every time they sleep they go into a semi-hibernation state known as torpor. Metabolism decreases to about 1/15 of their waking levels, and their body temp drops to almost hypothermic. Its completely fascinating that they ALSO had to evolve special sleep-patterns to keep their super-metabolism from killing them in their sleep.
Hummingbirds look fragile, but once I saved a couple of hummingbird chicks that fell of their nest after a big storm, gave them some sugary water and a couple days later they recovered!
I did the same, and the hummingbird died overnight. That 70x metabolism is no joke. :(
I wonder if that is an element of their small size.
By being so small, the amount of possible force that can be put onto their bodies from impact caused by a fall will inherently be lower. If that goes down greater than a smaller body's ability to resist impact, that would explain them surviving.
In which country was that?
@@FlyingDwarfman also the fast metabolism means faster cellular division meaning faster healing
@@FlyingDwarfman That's probably the case. Under the square-cube law, volume, which is roughly proportional to mass, is more affected by size than area, which is roughly proportional to strength. This means as size decreases, mass should decrease more than strength.
Always been fascinated with hummingbirds but never thought to look into their evolution. Thanks for this video, very informative!
Do your own research and learn the truth about these wonderful creatures. Wikipedia will show what a farce this video is. They are the most graceful, fierce and beautiful bird there is, and are actually a drab brown, the colors are a result of their prismatic feather feature. They often sleep upside down, hanging from a branch to save energy.
Hummingbirds are my spirit animal, one I use as inspiration for my life.
I was lucky enough to take care of one of them, my cat took one (typical of cats) but my mother saved him, his mother (we call him Ben) came to feed him from the house, it was really cool to be able to take care of and see them so closely
@Irish Jester Obviously because in my opinion it's a farce, so asking why I said that is a stupid question.
Why would you ask a stupid question? Don't answer, that was rhetorical question.
I expressed that opinion because they were giving out false information. That equals a farce in my mind and denigrates this wonderful species.
I quoted no false information from Wikipedia.
@@imdawolfman2698 That person asked you nicely and respectfully. I don't understand why your answer had to be rude and entitled. To call an informative video a farse you need to have a valid point (opinions aren't valid unless based by studies and theories when it comes to science).
If you want anyone that isn't a teenager to take your opinion seriously, I recommend citing academics, or just rly anything that isn't wikipedia...
@@imdawolfman2698 a lot of the information in this video actually aligns with what is currently on Wikipedia. I can say this with certainty as I have recently been using Wikipedia on a project I am working on concerning hummingbirds. 😉👍
Actually didn't realize the hummingbirds are only found in the Western hemisphere. Thanks for filling that gap in my knowledge!
Same, they’re so common here (at least in the area that I live) never thought they would only be found over here, I always just assumed they lived in Southern Asia as well, seems like a really good environment for them
@@codywaller2840 I imagine that given how much of a specialist each hummingbird species is to their target flowers, they don’t survive introductions easily and they would have to compete with whatever is already pollinating the local flowers...
@@codywaller2840 as an invasive species yes!
Same
@@impendio There are many flowers which could be used by hummingbirds.
People love their exotic flowers and because bumblebees do to, they can even spread through nature in some cases.
(Fuchsia growers hate bumblebees, because they just bite through the flower it they can't get the nectar.😂)
i've watched every single one of your videos and i know this is probably not the typical compliment you get told, but i get very bad anxiety sometimes and your videos are the ones i come back to every time because they're so soothing and always help me relax. thank you!
They help me the same way.
Very relaxing indeed
Same here, I save these videos to cherish them late at night!
Me too. Giant predators are so soothing
Sooooo true.
I saw a hummingbird today at my grandma's garden and started thinking like "hell,this little shit is a dinossaur somehow" and went to how their evolution must have gone wild.Then this channel releases this video! I'm so excited!
The 5 dislikes are from birds who can't efficiently hover.
Nobody expects the European hummingbird! Thank you for continuing to ask and then answer the most interesting evolutionary stories
NOBODY expects the European Humminbirds! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to to pollination.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again
Wait... i thought Eurasia only have Sunbirds ( convergent evolution)
Maybe they were out competed by Sunbirds
More European colonialism 😄
@@ecurewitz Lol!
An extremely interesting presentation. Watching a hummingbird is of limited advantage in learning about it since it moves so quickly and it is impossible to see it's flying strategy. There was a trumpet vine outside the living room window at our summer place and the hummingbirds loved it. Several times a day they would show up and if we saw them everyone would immediately freeze in place so as not to scare it away with our movements. They brought great joy and awe into our lives and I thank you very much for teaching me more about them.
I don’t know what’s better the relaxing voice he happens to have or the upload
My buddy and I were just talking about hummingbirds for like an hour yesterday
Why? Lol
@@kissingct8261 The same reason we are watching this video. They're interesting.
@@SonofTheMorningStar666 I just imagined him and his friend getting high and started talking bout hummingbirds for an hour 🤣 lol
@@kissingct8261 Yeah. I can see that happening.
I've never clicked a notification so quickly.
Same I lost my mind when I saw the thumbnail
HAHAHAHA SAMEEEE
I been waiting for this for forever!😆
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant - why haven't we got hummingbirds in Europe any longer!
I don't know what may be in these videos but I'm always delighted to watch these. Very good videos.
This channel is one of my favorite RUclips channels. Good content, good visuals. I can't go to Patron but liking and leaving a comment is the most I could do
I've been observing hummers for decades. While they spend most of the time perched, the rest is mostly eating nectar. But hunting insects, Hawking as some call it, is still a major source of food for these guys.
Can you do the evolution of mustelids? Weasels like honey badgers and Wolverines are the toughest animals I know, I'd love to know how they got that way.
PLEASE a video of the South American Pyrotherium! There is so MUCH to learn about those fascinating prehistoric Animals.
Wonderful video. Crazy to think these little guys are part of the dinosaur family. Thank you for your service sir. Can always count on Moth Light Media to deliver some truly awesome info
It does me good to see quality content on this website, a true diamond in the dirt this channel.
Love your videos man maybe next time evolution of bears?
It would be interesting to see how pandas started eating bamboo instead of meat
My favorite avian dinosaurs of all time. Made a baby’s first presentation on them at preschool, decades ago. This made me feel nostalgic and curious about these little buggers all over again. Thanks for the video! Appreciate it!
thanks youtube algorithm for recommending such a great channel
I love that this channel covers more than the usual animals we've seen so many times before!
Big fan of these little dudes, I rate them 10/10, very good birds, would watch feed on flowers again
Would be really cool if you did a genealogy not of some sort of animal, but on biology as science itself. How did thinking about evolution, categorization of animals, natural selection and so, in itself evolved throughout human history
"The evolution of evolution"
@@quadeevans6484 Yes, for instance a video on evolution theory of Cuvier, Darwin, and Lamarck or a video about the categorization of animals by Linnaeus or cross-cultural categorization of animals (as Foucault starts his book The Order of Things with how Chinese categorized animals in the order of uses for the emperor or the animal being smelly etc). I still really love the channel and think its especially interesting from my background in history and philosophy of science, and I think that many would find a video on the logic applied in these videos also very interesting/thought-provoking
Well done sir! I'd love that type of vid
That would be like a three hour video
@@HPS-Wes Pretty sure Foucault was referring to Borges' fictional "Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge", not any actual practical taxonomy.
Although it's a satire, it *is* a good example of the kind of nonsense that results when you try to build a system of categorization without a solid theory to use as a foundation.
Was literally starting to study hummingbirds more and put up feeders recently. Thank you!!!
The smallest dinosaurs that have ever existed (most likely)
They recently discovered a Non - Avian Dinosaur that was the Same Size as a Bumblebee Hummingbird. Called Oculudentavis Khaungraae.
just because aves evolved from mostly dinosaur doesn't mean they are dinosaurs. Stop saying that it's really annoying.
@@microska2656 If bird's aren't Dinosaurs then what are quil feathered Dromaeosaurs like Velociraptor Mongoliensis and Microraptor then? Dinosaurs or Bird's?
@@johndoherty487 etymologically, dinosaur comes from the greek, dinos (δεινός) which means fearsome and saura (σαύρα) which means lizard. Biologically, I haven't studied them or anything, but I know that dinosaurs are reptiles not aves that are now extinct. Now if some birds are called dinosaurs they doesn't make any sense, since they most likely aren't fearsome nor lizards
Edit: sorry I didn't meant to reply to you, I replied to the first comment
@mwstar I'm not arguing with that, but a hummingbird is definitely not a dinosaur
I want to know more about the different types of reptiles, fish and mammals that filled many neiges of the Mesozoic Ecosystem then just dinosaurs or other sea/Air Reptiles.👍
hummingbirds- the dinosaurs who devolved into insects lol
still 'evolved'
They are the ones still alive, so i think they did a better job than the old school dinosaurs
@@klonkieopjemuil7023 the dinosaurs didnt die cause they were at all bad trust me they were all amazingly suited to being the rulers of earth and covered niches alot of people wouldnt even dream of, their only downfall was an asteroid in mexico wich was the *gulf of mexico so look at how big the gulf of mexico before you say it couldnt kill most dinosaurs* and maybe volcanoes.
@@Sea_Leech yes i know that the asteroid killed almost everything, and if the real big mighty dinosaurs were still here we probably didnt evolved in the humans we are today. But i mean, being all big and powerful with gigantic teeth doesnt mean you are the best suited to survive a catastrophe like a big meteor. So in the end the birds fly away to sing another song. While the dinosaurs couldnt find the amount of food it needed to stay alive. As my gf always says, bigger doesnt mean better.
@@klonkieopjemuil7023 i didnt mean bigger at all meant better, alot of dinosaurs were small or that being strong makes you resistant. I didnt say that they were adaptable, or atleast the big ones... and most creatures arent ready for an asteroid because evolutions not about what could happen bext, ita about adapting to what enviroment and living style it is in now, not get prepared for what could come. And yes birds are here now but those are just the adaptable dinosaurs, or ones that can take on alot of habitats.
This channel is so underrated,I love your channel and I hope your channel will grow much more in the future
Love this channel. Thanks for everything.
Nothing better than to sit on the porch having our morning coffee while the hummingbirds drink their sugar water out of the feeder.
They're tough little guys too; if a bigger bird comes around the feeder they go after him like mini WWII fighter planes, complete with a loud propeller buzzing sound!
We have Annas hummingbirds and their mating ritual involves dive bombing at break neck speed. I was lucky enough to have one do so right above my head
The one dislike are from the humming bird that couldn't drink from the curved flower
I think your videos about animals are some of the best! Keep up the great work👍
Co-evolution always makes the strangest, most wonderful things.
Another excellent production. Thank you for making these.
sweet! seeing a new video by you made my day
i dont recall migration being mentioned, but its one of the most extraordinary things hummingbirds do
I enjoyed this video so much, thank you
Awesome video as usual
3:32 That is one of the goofiest birds I've ever seen and I love it.
I guess I am an apodiform as well because when I go to the club I also shuffle awkwardly
Have you tried hovering?
My National Bird is the Swallow Tail HummingBird :D
Swifts are jet fighters while hummingbirds are helicopters
Birds Of Prey - Cargo Planes
Andean condor's - Antonov
more like drone
Yay!!!! I'm so excited when you post new videos!! I love love your channel so much keep it up! 💕
Same here!
Awesome! I’ve actually been wondering about this recently
Excellent video! A very well illustrated presentation of- a theory.
Hummingbirds are miraculous blessings. I am privileged to experience the variety them in my travels.
Really good video. Just subscribed :)
Amazing video as usual
Excellent video, dude ! I 've Always been fascinated by hummingbirds. And I didnt even know they came from Europe ! Nice work !😉
Great stuff! Thank you.
Amazing content.
Narration sounds infinitely more professional than it did when I first subscribed. This channel is really looking good.
Last time I was this early hummingbirds haven’t diverged from swifts
Glad your back
This was epic ty
A fascinating documentary.
Keep up the good work
Beautiful video. I really like what you’re doing.
great video!
what an awesome channel, just a matter of time before it blows up
Super cool video :)
Sorry for being late to party but good episode man. Keep up the good work
this is my favorite bedtime story yet
I was re-watching your terror bird vid when I got a notification for this oof
Such an awesome channel, hope you will be able to make videos full time at some point.
Amazing video as always! But can hummingbird migrate across long distances?
Hummingbirds have such fast metabolisms that they risk starting to death even as they sleep. So instead of actual sleep, hummingbirds go into torpor at night, greatly lowering their heartbeats and breathing cycles so they don't starve. Pretty miraculous.
Wha a choose of topic! Thanks!
This channel is gold
I love how literally every evolution of their's is just *fast*
Very well written
I love hummingbirds!!!😁
Exellent video! Well done! 😉👍
Very intriguing creatures!
Love this one
Humming birds are just too cool!
Love your channel! I think it'd be really interesting to see a video on the evolution of cicadas. Might be a tough ask, but thought I'd share. Keep up the great work :)
Great suggestion! I bet they're already on a very long list. Maybe we can convince him to bump them up a bit?
good show
Amazing that nectar contains all the vitamins and minerals for hummingbirds to live from that only.
Nectar gives the hummingbirds calories, but they also need protein, which they get by feeding on tiny insects that they find on flowers or pluck out of the air. It's fun to watch a hummingbird working a swarm of gnats, catching them one by one.
It’s beautiful
Thank you very much
Great channel. Perfect for before bed
Great video, fascinating birby bois
this real cool my guy
Really interesting😄
Beautifull 💖
Cool dinosaur video.
love hummingbirds. one of my favourites, but i don't see them much up north where i live.
The evolution of the humming bird sounds like the brittish tank development during WWII
Never clicked so fast haha 😝
I had a hummingbird whizz past my head as it flew under our porch awning so close I heard and felt the 'bzzzzzz' in my right ear.
That was fun... There's my interweb anecdote.
Hummingbirds are amazing - probably the only animal that regularly gets bullied by butterflies. :P
this is what today needed
They're like extreme video game characters who, instead of balancing their stats, have a mix of 100s and 1s. :P
I freaking love mini dinosaurs 🤘