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Why do woodpeckers peck?

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∙ 13y ago
Updated: 11/16/2022

Woodpeckers eat bugs that live under tree bark, like termites. So they peck holes in the wood and use their extremely long tongues to pick up their prey. And they drill cavities in trees suitable for their size as a nest.

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