Photo Of The Day : WOODPECKER

Pounding away on a tree trunk at a rate of up to 22 times per second, a woodpecker’s body amazingly withstands decelerations of up to 1200 times the force of gravity. This is equivalent to the force of coming to a complete stop from a speed of 26,000 km/hour! Even at 80 to 100 times the force of gravity, a human would suffer a potentially fatal concussion, but with the help of some pretty unbelievable adaptations, woodpeckers pull this off without any injury at all. Not only are these birds equipped with a strong, sturdy chisel-shaped beak, their brains are protected by a tight-fitting, thick, spongy skull that absorbs the impact of their repeated drilling into solid wood.