What prevents woodpeckers from beating out their brains
2006-07-24 16:46:38 · 15 answers · asked by wardancer 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The woodpecker's brain is tightly packed into a capsule of dense but
spongy bone tissue, which absorbs some of the force of sudden shocks
to the outside of the brain case. There is very little fluid
surrounding the brain, so it is not free to jerk around. In
addition, there are special muscles in the woodpecker's head that
contract at just the right moment to absorb still more of the shock.
There are also support structures that pass around the back of the
skull, starting near the base of the tongue.
2006-07-24 17:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Their skulls have been studied to help make better football helmets. Nature made some remarkable protection.
2006-07-25 03:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by Tarpaulin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The beak, skull and neck vertebrae are the product of natural selection, basically it is the perfect design for what they do.
2006-07-25 10:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a special type of skull, I think. I'm not exactly sure how it works but it does.
2006-07-24 23:49:55 · answer #4 · answered by just me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, scientific answer is because they have thicker skulls as compared to other birds their size. Un-scientific, I like koyotee's answer.
2006-07-24 23:54:08 · answer #5 · answered by Lola 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No food there! They peck for bugs silly. HEY! Maybe they could get the bugs outta your brain!
2006-07-24 23:50:11 · answer #6 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their skull is thicker and they have a special cushion that insulates the brain.
2006-07-25 00:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by manda s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their brains are bubble wrapped to cushion the impacts
2006-07-24 23:50:34 · answer #8 · answered by bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way God made them in his Plan
2006-07-24 23:50:12 · answer #9 · answered by Big T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
special skull
2006-07-25 02:59:35 · answer #10 · answered by CLBH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋