How the Woodpecker Avoids a Headache

PBS Learning Media
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Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
ecosystem birds evolution Woodpecker Bird Avian behavior basic needs food instinct cues internal external survival Insect Predation Adaptation Phenotype Phenotypic Character Feature Trait Specialization Anatomy skeletal system muscular system bones muscles integumentary system beak feathers
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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How the Woodpecker Avoids a Headache

Clambering up and down the surface of a tree trunk, a woodpecker forages for insects hidden in the bark before returning to its work chiseling a nest cavity out of solid wood. This diagram outlines some of the ways in which woodpeckers have become adapted to life on a vertical plane.
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PBS Learning Media

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