Biologists found that sunbirds do use suction to slurp nectar, making them the first animals known to employ their tongues to suction up liquids.
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Berkeley News
Sunbirds suck, scientists find. Hummingbirds don’t. - Berkeley News
Two unrelated groups of nectar eaters, hummingbirds and sunbirds, evolved different techniques to slurp the sweet liquid from flowers. The tongue suctioning employed by sunbirds is unique among vertebrates.
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Birds are among Earth’s most important nutrient-movers. A review of nearly 400 scientific papers shows how birds transport nutrients from land, lake and sea through their waste and bodies. This influences everything from soil and water chemistry to plant and…
🐦 Birds are vital global nutrient transporters, using flight to move concentrated nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus across vast distances via their waste.
🐠 Their guano acts as critical nutrient lifelines for coastal waters, supporting coral reefs, algae, and fish biomass.
🌱 Artificial perches are being explored to harness bird nutrient deposition for targeted ecosystem restoration, like accelerating seagrass recovery.
📉 With 45% of migratory bird species declining, this disruption threatens global ecosystem fertility, productivity, and carbon sequestration.
#BirdScience #Ecology #Conservation
🐠 Their guano acts as critical nutrient lifelines for coastal waters, supporting coral reefs, algae, and fish biomass.
🌱 Artificial perches are being explored to harness bird nutrient deposition for targeted ecosystem restoration, like accelerating seagrass recovery.
📉 With 45% of migratory bird species declining, this disruption threatens global ecosystem fertility, productivity, and carbon sequestration.
#BirdScience #Ecology #Conservation