Hummingbirds are very intelligent animals in general, with a memory span that rivals that of an elephant. All birds are naturally cautious to avoid threats on the ground, like snakes, cats and even malicious humans. They’re still cautious creatures, and only ones that have been repeatedly fed are going to willingly interact with humans. Hummingbirds may hate each other and be antisocial with their own kind, but they lack a certain level of fear with humans. These stories range from hummingbirds hovering in front of people’s faces and inspecting them in a really cute manner, right through to a hummingbird landing on someone’s head for a few seconds. There are stories of people who’ve been out in nature and had interactions with hummingbirds. One anecdote can be found at World of Hummingbirds. They usually do this when the feeder is empty and they’re trying to tell the human the feeder needs to be stocked again. They hover around the face or within an arm’s length of them. There’s anecdotal evidence that people watching hummingbirds using the feeders have been approached by the hummingbirds. The most interaction with humans comes to humans that buy and stock hummingbird feeders. Hummingbirds have been known to interact with humans in different ways. Even with other species of animal, a common theme is animals recognizing the human that feeds them. Feeder Stockers – For those noble enough to stock their hummingbird feeders, it’s been known that hummingbirds recognize a person that stocks their food source.If these birds manage to escape someone they perceive as a threat, they may well recognize the human that poses a threat in the future. Humans can swat at them or try and capture them to sell them as love charms as National Geographic reports. Human Threats – The threat to these beautiful avian creatures from humans is real.If a human feeds them regularly, they’ll remember what their human feeder looks like. Remembering their environment – Hummingbirds are able to remember their environment incredibly well, including how long flowers in their territory take to refill their nectar.Here are a few things their brains help with: That massive brain will likely have a huge impact on their ability to remember things. For a hummingbird however, their brains make up approximately 4% of their body weight. To put that into perspective, a human’s brain usually makes up around 2% of the weight. Hummingbirds have massive brains for a bird. 4 Why Do Hummingbirds Hover In Your Face?.
2 Do Hummingbirds Interact with Humans?.1 How Do Hummingbirds Recognize Humans?.If humans feed hummingbirds instead too often, then they’ll become unafraid of humans opening them up to the threat of malicious human contact. The problem is that it’s unlikely to be academically tested widely because of ethical concerns. It stands to reason that with such a large amount of memory, it’s entirely possible for a hummingbird to remember humans they have regular contact with. The much smaller brain of the hummingbird certainly packs a lot more performance per brain cell. With the elephant having a massive overall size advantage, it also has a much larger brain. The hummingbird is tiny in comparison to the great elephant, and the phrase “an elephant never forgets” could soon be interchangeable with hummingbirds. The incredible memory hummingbirds possess is actually useful for keeping track of when flowers they’ve already visited for nectar refill, which in a natural setting is stupendously fascinating. Hummingbirds, according to Science Mag, have such good recollection that they could give “the largest land mammal a run for its memory”. A little known fact is that they’re not just beautiful and fast, but they also have incredible levels of memory for a bird. Hummingbirds are one of nature’s most beautiful creatures.
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