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Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces

July 14, 2022

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The birds hammer away, yet they don’t get concussed. Scientists found that assumptions about the animals’ impact-absorbing skulls were wrong.

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Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces

The birds hammer away, yet they don’t get concussed. Scientists found that assumptions about the animals’ impact-absorbing skulls were wrong.

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