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Posted: 10 Jun 2013

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LEONARDO DA VINCI •
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Walter Isaacson •
Last Page of the Book •

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Woodpecker

Woodpecker

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 Dinesh
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CODA

Describe the tongue
Of the Woodpecker

The tongue of a woodpecker can extend more than three times the length of its bill. When not in use, it retracts into the skull and its cartilage-like structure continues past the jaw to wrap around the bird’s head and then curve down to its nostril. In addition to digging out grubs from a tree, the long tongue protects the woodpecker’s brain. When the bird smashes its beak repeatedly into tree bark, the force exerted on its head is ten times what would kill a human. But its bizarre tongue and supporting structure act as a cushion, shielding the brain from shock.

There is no reason ou actually need to know any of this. It is information that has no real utility for your life, just as it had none for Leonardo. But I thought maybe, after reading this book that you like Leonardo, who one day put “Describe the tongue of the woodpecker on one of the eclectic and oddly inspiring to-do lists, would want to know. Just our of curiosity. Pure curiosity. ~ Page 52t5~ “Leonardo Da Vinci” Author : Walter Isaacson.

LEONARDO DA VINCI
11 months ago. Edited 11 months ago.
 William Sutherland
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Fabulous woodpecker capture!

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11 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
excellent image
11 months ago.

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