New research into why woodpeckers don’t get concussions busts a popular myth - Ars Technica

Absorption of the head's kinetic energy would actually impair the bird's pecking ability.

40 with 29 posters participating Slow-motion video of pecking by the pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). The original video was recorded at 1600 frames per second. Credit: Robert Shadwick &… [+4305 chars]

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