White Mountain Research Centre, California (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

White Mountain Research Centre, California

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Situated at 3,800 metres (12,500 feet), the centre enabled University of British Columbia researchers to evaluate hummingbirds' ability to accelerate and turn at high altitude.

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Paolo Segre, University of British Columbia/ Stanford University.

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