Snoring hummingbird - Super Cute Animals - BBC

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[Killbayne]

I love how the narrator has limited time between the snores

[grimtheghastly]

Me: **is on the verge of finally getting a full night of sleep**

Snoring Hummingbird:

[venusinklinggirlvenuscyan]

Just realized you can barely see his lil tounge, he's definitely dreaming about those red flowers with nectar, cute

[Theo.Maned_Wolf]

He is dreaming of a field of flowers feeding with his friends

[yes-puzs]

_Now _*_this_*_ is what YouTube recommendations are for._

[_Yulico_]

that little ball of feathers snoring is the cutest thing i've seen in my live

[SI]

The word *snore* has never sounded so cute

[oddgeir]

*He small, *
*He ball, *
*but most importantly, *
*He sound like bomb fall.*

[KyleIdk]

This is one of the cutest snores ever. Never thought Hummingbirds could snore.

[alanhelton]

It even sticks its little tongue out with each snore! How adorable!!!

[maanze]

He is dreaming of flowers. This brings peace to my soul.

[scottthiele]

What a beautiful video. Thank you to the scientists who took it. And of course thank you to the humming bird for being so lovely.

[particularlytrue]

Can we take moment to appreciate how this guy took care not interrupt the snores

[hautakleightontam]

Warning: If you're a cartoon character and you hear this sound, you're about to get hit by an anvil.

[Brosefskius]

Hummingbirds are just like regular birds, except that they dont know the Lyrics

[Fearless.cat]

This is the cutest thing ever my heart stopped. Protect this baby at all cost

[wearealljustclowns]

*Fastest metabolism of any creature known to us on earth* also one of the cutest

[verifiedfangirl]

Is no one mentioning how *_spherical_* this bird is?

[tlotpwist]

Snornithologist: a guy studying birds when they sleep

[mr.snuggles]

Fun fact: Hummingbirds don't snore, rather, this little one is in fact in waking up from a state of torpor, think of it as short-term hibernation where energy conservation is the goal. This includes slower heart rate and metabolic rates. To wake up from torpor the hummingbird has to essentially restart its metabolic engine and this requires a very large amount of oxygen, it's especially hard for this bird because of its size! Another researcher stated it was in a state of stress and the noise is similar to what it would make if it was, however, the film maker in this video stated that the hummingbird woke up looking perfectly happy and healthy and went on to find its next meal :)