Ah, the hummingbird, that helicoptering creature that never fails to enchant whenever one buzzes by. With that long wand of a beak, that salt-shaker-sized body, and those unintelligibly quick wings, how could such creatures be anything but a marvel of nature?

Well, contrary to their petite and pretty appearance, it turns out that male hummingbirds are actually quite vicious towards the females they hope to mate with.