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A s you c an s e e , t h i s b i r d i s sma l l
enough to s tand on a penc i l . Even wi th
the i r sma l l s i ze , the bee hummi ngb i rds
travel very long distances and during this
t r i p , they f l ap the i r w i ngs ar ound two
and a half mi l l ion times . Just how many
t ime s c an you l i f t and pu t down you r
arms? If you try to l ift them up and put
them down only about 50 t imes , the next day your
arms would ache . However , thi s t iny bi rd does thi s
two and a half mi l l ion times and nothing happens to
it . Al lah has created these birds with the abi l ity to
handle such an extremely difficult task.
THE BEE HUMMINGBIRD
