i knew a girl who could do that
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
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It's only to prevent damage, not concussions. They benefit from concussions and the scarring it causes. It's one more part of their "helmet".
Edit: IM WRONG THERE HAS BEEN BETTER RESEARCH AND I CANT FIND THE ARTICLE ON BRAIN SCARRING.
Edit 2: here's a better reason:
"The size and orientation of the bird’s brain safeguard it, the authors say. Even the strongest of wood pecks left the bird brains with less than 60% of the pressure needed to give a human brain a concussion."
I like to lick my brain too
I prefer to do it up through my nose, though... it looks waay cooler
You know evolution is lazy when it's solution to an impact cushion is just reusing the tongue
What a weird bird. But also pretty cool adaptation.
Wow, that is really interesting. Thanks for sharing
TIL Gene Simmons should have been a football player