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How does humming birds take in food?


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Swallowing

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Licking

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Filtering

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Biting

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Solution

The correct option is B

Licking


Hummingbirds take in food by sucking. A hummingbird sucks nectar up using its long straw-like beak. Hummingbirds hover in the mid air till they finish sucking up the nectar from the flower. They are specialized nectarivore (nectar eating) birds.


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