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IIRC this theory was debunked some time ago by a study. If you think about it, any dampening within the skull would lessen the force of the pecking and the bird would have to hammer away harder.
Edit: Link to a study
Reminds me of a joke I’m going to attempt to translate:
- Why do woodpeckers have beaks?
- So they don’t smash their heads against the tree.
Oh I thought they’d experience more than 1000 grams of force whilst pecking 😜
That’s got to feel weird as fuck
Woodpeckers would probably think it feels weird for us to have a tongue that just goes down your throat
Perspective
ayyyy boo, what that tongue do?
All woodpeckers are just really good at functioning with chronic brain damage.
I mean… tongue bones?
Subhanallah.
Nice hair, dude!
And we’re all jealous of woody the woodpecker on this glorious summer day.
Ladies.
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