Woodpeckers as nature’s living hammers: How they use their whole body to deliver powerful, injury-free pecking | – The Times of India
Woodpeckers are remarkable examples of natural engineering, capable of delivering rapid, powerful pecks to drill into trees, find insects, and communicate, all without causing self-injury. Although it seems as if they simply strike with their heads, a study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology shows a far more intricate system at work. The bird…