The story tells that when a person leaves his earthly body, that is, when he dies, the soul detaches and flies to hide in a flower. There awaits the manimbú, the Guaraní name for the hummingbirds
The magical bird collects souls from the flowers, to guide them with love to paradise. That is why sometimes, on their way, they visit their loved ones for the last time. Furthermore, this narrative explains the reason why hummingbirds fly from flower to flower.
The reality is that not only The Guaraní believe in the hummingbird, but in other cultures they link this little animal with fairy lands and that they attract love into our lives.
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Green hummingbird migrating to Venezuela.
The hummingbird, a species in danger of extinction?
The hummingbirds They are one of the most beautiful species of birds in the world: they have beautiful colors and a harmonious flight with which they please when visiting homes. But this is not enough to escape the risks that afflict all fauna: at least nine of the 343 identified species are in danger of extinction due to the action of human beings, according to the .
According to IUCN data, of all known hummingbird species, 9 are critically endangered, another nine are considered vulnerable and 11 have been classified as endangered.
In addition, there are already two species of extinct hummingbirds, which are Brace’s emerald (Chlorostilbon bracei) and Gould’s emerald (Chlorostilbon elegans).
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The hummingbird or hummingbird is one of the most attractive animals by nature.
10 curiosities about the hummingbird
The most characteristic of these birds is their colorful and beautiful plumagein addition to its particular way of flying.also known as hummingbirds, They are a group of apodiform birds that have more than 300 species, which makes them one of the largest families of birds. In addition, they have many curiosities that you probably didn’t know about:
- 1. It is the smallest bird in the world
- 2. It is the only bird that can fly backwards
- 3. They cannot walk because their legs are very weak.
- 4. Your heart pumps blood at 1200 beats per minute
- 5. They have a forked, W-shaped tongue, very similar to that of snakes.
- 6. Their long tongue helps them feed very quickly, so much so that it allows them to feed on an average of 1000 flowers in a single day.
- 7. When they sleep they enter a state of torpor or hibernation.
- 8. They can flap their wings between 50 and 80 times per second.
- 9. They can remain suspended in the air at a fixed point at a speed of 0, that is, they can literally float!
- 10. They can become very aggressive, wanting to defend their territory or wanting to mate.
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