Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 25, 2022

New Research On How Woodpeckers Avoid Brain Injury

NPR reports

A new study refutes the popular idea that a woodpecker’s brain is cushioned from the violent impacts of pecking. It offers a different reason the birds avoid brain damage.

Read article at  A woodpecker’s brain takes a big hit with every peck: study : NPR

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