_________The word torpor has appeared in 18 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 8 in “These Hummingbirds Take Extreme Naps. Some May Even Hibernate” by Veronique Greenwood:Hummingbirds live a life of extremes. The flitting creatures famously have the fastest metabolisms among vertebrates, and to fuel their zippy lifestyle, they sometimes drink their own body weight in nectar each day. But the hummingbirds of the Andes in South America take that extreme lifestyle a step further. Then, as dawn approaches, they start to shiver, sending their temperatures rocketing back up to 96 degrees.

Source: New York Times February 22, 2021 06:56 UTC