Baby hummingbird cosplays as caterpillar

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 down, which made it look like a caterpillar. — Read the rest
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