Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The steady tapping of a woodpecker as it drills into a tree for food or a nest site and drums to attract a mate is an ...

Researchers have found regions in the woodpecker forebrain that show characteristics that until now have only been associated with vocal learning in animals and language in humans. The study shows ...

Drumming in woodpeckers—nature's headbangers—is neurologically similar to singing in other birds, according to new research. Their forebrain contains specialized pecking regions that resemble those ...

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