THIS BIRD HITS TREES 20 TIMES A SECOND?! | #animalfacts #animals #wildlife #nature #birds #forest

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[00:00:00]Did you know that a woodpecker can drum on a tree up to 20 beats per second?

[00:00:06]Yes, that's right.

[00:00:08]During impact, a woodpecker's head experiences overload stronger than astronauts during a rocket launch.

[00:00:15]But the bird does not get a concussion.

[00:00:18]The woodpecker's tongue is so long that it wraps around the skull inside the head. A woodpecker's beak works like a hammer, and the skull works like a natural shock absorber. Woodpeckers make hollows not only for themselves. After them, other animals and birds live in these houses.

[00:00:34]Woodpeckers can hear the movement of insects under the bark of a tree.

[00:00:39]The woodpecker has very stiff tail feathers. They help it lean against the trunk like a support.

[00:00:45]Two fingers point forward and two back to grip the tree firmly.

[00:00:50]They can drum not just on wood.

[00:00:52]Beak consists of very strong keratin, and this is the same material that human nails and hair are made of.

[00:01:00]The A woodpecker can strike a tree up to 20 times per second without serious brain damage.

[00:01:06]Many unusual species of woodpeckers live in America. The acorn woodpecker makes thousands of holes and stores acorns there for the winter. Red-headed woodpecker.

[00:01:17]Bright red head and black and white body. One of the most beautiful woodpeckers in the USA.