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October 11, 2022--Hosts Tim Bray and Robert Spies talk with Dr. Anusha Shankar of the Cornell Ornithology Lab about hummingbird biology and ecology. These exclusively American (North and South) family of birds live on the energetic edge, with a sky high metabolism made possible by unique physiological adaptations. We have several local species, some migratory and one that is rapidly expanding its range northward.

Ecology Hour: Hummingbirds with Dr. Anusha Shankar

Today’s guest, Anusha Shankar studies hummingbirds as a Rose Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She has lived and worked on four continents and loves being an Indian woman in science. She is fascinated by hummingbirds’ ability to use a hibernation-like state called torpor to save energy at night. She is investigating how they can get cold (10°C / 50°F) and rewarm safely every night, without damaging organs like their hearts and brains. During her PhD, Anusha captured hummingbird nightlife with infrared video, and before that tracked king cobras and studied giant birds—hornbills—in India. Anusha is also a National Geographic Explorer and Young Leader and loves mentoring students, dancing salsa, bachata, and swing, and reading fiction.

Today’s guest, Anusha Shankar studies hummingbirds as a Rose Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She has lived and worked on four continents and loves being an Indian woman in science. She is fascinated by hummingbirds’ ability to use a hibernation-like state called torpor to save energy at night. She is investigating how they can get cold (10°C / 50°F) and rewarm safely every night, without damaging organs like their hearts and brains. During her PhD, Anusha captured hummingbird nightlife with infrared video, and before that tracked king cobras and studied giant birds—hornbills—in India. Anusha is also a National Geographic Explorer and Young Leader and loves mentoring students, dancing salsa, bachata, and swing, and reading fiction.

Episode 37: Talking hummingbirds with Anusha Shankar

 This episode features National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Anusha Shankar. Anusha references several data tracking devices and tools: DailyO Save My Time FocusMate  Follow Anusha on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about her work here: https://anushashankar.weebly.com/  (  This episode was recorded on June 1, 2020. The intro to this podcast was recorded at National Geographic headquarters in DC in June of 2019.) 

This episode features National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Anusha Shankar. Anusha references several data tracking devices and tools: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.daylio&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DailyO</a> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.godmodev.optime&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Save My Time</a> <a href="https://www.focusmate.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FocusMate</a> Follow Anusha on <a href="https://twitter.com/nushiamme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nushiamme/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Learn more about her work here: <a href="https://anushashankar.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anushashankar.weebly.com/</a> (  This episode was recorded on June 1, 2020. The intro to this podcast was recorded at National Geographic headquarters in DC in June of 2019.)

#10 Anusha Shankar

Hummingbirds are some of the tiniest birds with one of the highest metabolism rates ever found in the animal kingdom. Listen to Anusha Shankar explain how they manage to sleep at night and not die of starvation!   Links:  Anusha’s website Anusha’s twitter Anusha is a National Geographic Explorer! End music – “Hawaiian Winter” from Hooksounds

Hummingbirds are some of the tiniest birds with one of the highest metabolism rates ever found in the animal kingdom. Listen to Anusha Shankar explain how they manage to sleep at night and not die of starvation! Links: <ol> <li>Anusha’s <a href="http://anushashankar.weebly.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a></li> <li>Anusha’s <a href="https://twitter.com/nushiamme" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a></li> <li>Anusha is a National Geographic <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.org/find-explorers/explorers/FD6919DF/anusha-shankar" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Explorer</a>!</li> <li>End music – “Hawaiian Winter” from <a href="http://www.hooksounds.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hooksounds</a></li></ol>