May 26 2020

Hummingbirds: Ornery Helicopters of the Animal Kingdom

46 min 3 movies discussed
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If you didn’t already know how amazing hummingbirds are, prepare to learn. Not only do they count among their numbers the smallest bird species, they are also lightning fast and have the endurance of a marathoner and a telethoner put together.

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# Summary

Josh and Chuck dive into the absolutely fascinating world of hummingbirds, those tiny metabolic marvels that live on the edge of survival and can only go a few hours without food. They explore the incredible science behind these birds' remarkable flying abilities, including how they're the only vertebrate that can hover like a helicopter, their lightning-fast wing beats, and their mind-blowing migration patterns across thousands of miles. The episode also covers their wild courtship rituals, territorial behavior, territorial aggression, and the crucial pollination role they play in ecosystems around the world.


Movies Discussed

Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
1983 R 1h 50m
★ 6.2
"It's like the blue thunder of birds. Wasn't that a Roy Scheider movie? — Josh compares a hummingbird's hovering ability to the movie Blue Thunder, mentioning it was a Roy Scheider film." — Josh
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt
2001 1h 31m
★ 5.6
"Effectively the exact same signals that Joe Dirt put out with his hair. — Josh uses Joe Dirt as a humorous comparison to explain how brightly colored male hummingbird features signal genetic fitness." — Josh
Titanic
Titanic
1997 3h 14m
★ 7.9
"they kind of have legs similar to David Cross's character in that Titanica sketch from Mr. Show — Chuck references a sketch from Mr. Show where a David Cross character's weak legs are compared to hummingbird legs." — Chuck

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