Eating provides energy for activities like flight
A hummingbird needs energy to maintain prolonged periods of flight. The hummingbird obtains its energy from taking in food and transforming the nutrients into energy through a series of biochemical reactions. The flight muscles in birds are extremely efficient in energy production.
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