SNAPSHOT: This Hummingbird’s Elaborate Mating Display Lasts Just Milliseconds

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Hellooo, ladies! This male broad-tailed hummingbird was captured on the upswing of a dramatic dive meant to impress a potential mate. Many male birds put on a flashy show to woo females, and the broad-tailed hummingbird is no exception.

Princeton University researchers Benedict Hogan and Mary Caswell Stoddard have been studying the courtship routines of this tiny Don Juan, published today in the journal Nature Communications.

A male looking to catch a lady hummingbird’s eye will clim

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