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minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69·edit-21 day agoIIRC this theory was debunked some time ago by a study. If you think about it, any dampening within the skull would lessen the force of the pecking and the bird would have to hammer away harder. Edit: Link to a study
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IIRC this theory was debunked some time ago by a study. If you think about it, any dampening within the skull would lessen the force of the pecking and the bird would have to hammer away harder.
Edit: Link to a study