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Hard Knocks: Lessons from the woodpecker

The Wild with Chris Morgan

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The Big Horned Sheep's Horns Are Massive

Big horned sheep's brains fit tightly into their skulls, which keeps them from moving around too much. Woodpeckers are thought to even choose the objects they drum based on the resonant qualities. Just one woodpecker peck produces about 12 times the force needed to give us a concussion. Yet you heard that right? Bones in their tongue.

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