A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck: study
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.
The brain of a woodpecker experiences a seemingly catastrophic impact every time beak meets wood.
"When you see these birds in action, hitting their head against a tree quite violently, then as humans we start wondering how does this bird avoid, a researcher at the University of Antwerp in Belgium.
