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Baby hummingbird cosplays as caterpillar

Gail P Sherman
Mar 27, 2025
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White-necked Jacobin hummingbird

Researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have made a fantastic discovery. Inside a small nest camouflaged by seeds was a baby hummingbird that looked and acted like a caterpillar.

The scientists were monitoring the single egg and were surprised when the baby hatched and was covered with fluffy…

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