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hummer

legs? yes hummingbirds have legs.

They have a network of veins and arteries called a rete mirabile, a countercurrent mechanism that keeps much of the heat in the bird rather than losing it to the cold, providing just enough heat to keep the legs and feet from freezing.

 

this particular bird sent her legs to Brasil to get warm.

 

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Uploaded on January 24, 2009
Taken on December 29, 2008