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Male pileated woodpecker

Woodpeckers don't have built-in shock absorbers to protect their brain

14 July 2022

It was thought that spongy bone in woodpeckers’ heads cushioned their brains from hard knocks, but in fact their skulls are stiff like a hammer
African penguins at Boulders Beach in South Africa

Penguins adapt their accents to sound more like their friends

12 July 2022

African penguins modify their calls to sound more similar to their partners and colony mates over time, showing a form of vocal learning known in only a few animals

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