A hummingbird can beat its wings at 50 beats per second, which is so fast that it looks like a buzzing blur in the air. Hummingbirds are also able to zoom up to a flower at 40 kilometres per hour (24 miles per hour) and stop in an instant.
Fast and loose
Fast and loose Scientists have found that flowering plants which
do not interbreed can still exchange DNA segments. The DNA is
thought to be transferred by fungi, viruses, or insects. 28 NOVEMBER 1998, P. 12
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