Why Don’t Woodpeckers’ Heads Hurt?

Why Don’t Woodpeckers’ Heads Hurt?

Posted April 12, 2018

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Woodpeckers search for food by using their face to dig through tree bark! But why doesn’t this give them a headache?

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SOURCES:

https://www.livescience.com/19586-woodpecker-skull-concussions.html
https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/blog/2013/12/10/woodpeckers-hammer-without-headaches/
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/wp_about/biology.html

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