Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Drumming in woodpeckers—nature's headbangers—is neurologically similar to singing in other birds, according to new ...

The incessant drumming of a woodpecker on a hollow tree can be an annoying distraction for anyone who has to listen to it. To other woodpeckers, however, it’s as distinct and as telling as any ...

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Songbirds get a lot of love for their dulcet tones, but drummers may start to steal some of that spotlight. The ability to learn vocalizations by listening to them, just like humans do when learning ...