woodpeckers years
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CELEBRATING
30YEARSOF DISCOVERY MAGAZINE
FUN FACTS
NEW LOOK
IN THIS ISSUE:WOODPECKERS
SCRIPTURE AND SCIENCE FOR KIDS
VOLUME 31:01 JANUARY 2020
UNIQUE DESIGN
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PEAK
INSIDE FOR A
WOO
DPEC
KERS HAVE YOU EVER HAD
A HEAD INJURY? PERHAPS YOU HAVE BUMPED HEADS
WITH SOMEONE AND DEVELOPED A KNOT ON YOUR FOREHEAD.
HOW FORCEFUL ARE THE
WOODPECKERS’ STRIKES?THE BACK-AND-FORTH, STARTING-AND-STOPPING,
HEADBANGING OF A WOODPECKER IS “EQUIVALENT TO
1,000 TIMES THE FORCE OF GRAVITY,”
OR “MORE THAN
250 TIMES THE FORCE TO WHICH AN
ASTRONAUT IS SUBJECTED IN A ROCKET DURING LIFTOFF.”
Scan QR code to watch a slo-mo video of a "HEADBANGING" Woodpecker.
SO POWERFUL ARE THE WOODPECKERS’ STRIKES THAT SOME SCIENTISTS
BELIEVE THAT THEY CLOSE THEIR EYES IN BETWEEN EACH
PECK—NOT TO KEEP CHIPS OF WOOD FROM
GETTING IN THEIR EYES—BUT TO KEEP THEIR EYEBALLS FROM POPPING OUT OF
THEIR SOCKETS AS THEY STRIKE THE TREE
WITH SUCH TREMENDOUS FORCE.
MAYBE YOU HAVE TRIPPED OVER A CURB, HIT YOUR HEAD ON THE PAVEMENT, AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION
(BRAIN INJURY).
ONE TIME A BOY RAN FULL-SPEED INTO A LARGE TREE, ACCIDENTALLY STRIKING IT WITH HIS HEAD.
TALK ABOUT A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE.
Though the human body is perfectly designed for God’s purposes in creating it, God did not create
humans like He designed woodpeckers.
IF A HUMAN WERE TO STRIKE A TREE WITH THE FORCE
AND REGULARITY THAT A WOODPECKER KNOCKS AGAINST
IT, HE WOULD SOON DIE. WOODPECKERS, HOWEVER, KEEP
ON KEEPING ON.
LET’S EXPLORE
GOD’S AMAZING,
HOLE DRILLING,
LONG-TONGUED WOODPECKERS
TOGETHER.
I'M NOT SLEEPING,
I'M JUST PROTECTING MY
EYES ””
””MY EYES
ARE ABOUT TO POP!INCREDIBLY, WOODPECKERS CAN
STRIKE A HARD SURFACE 20 TIMES PER SECOND AND SEVERAL THOUSAND
TIMES A DAY WITHOUT EVER GETTING HURT.
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HOW CAN WOODPECKERS SURVIVE SUCH A HEAD BANGING?
Why do their craniums not crack and brains not burst? Woodpeckers have very strong, extra thick skulls, which can take a pounding without cracking.
WOODPECKERS ALSO HAVE SPECIAL SHOCK ABSORBERS THAT ARE BETTER THAN ANYTHING MAN HAS
EVER MADE—BETTER THAN THE BEST CAR BUMPER, AND BETTER THAN ANY SHOCK-ABSORBING
FOOTBALL HELMET. IN THE PERFECT PLACE (RIGHT IN-BETWEEN THE BIRD’S BEAK AND SKULL), GOD CREATED THE PERFECT SPONGE-LIKE TISSUE TO ABSORB THE PERPETUAL
POUNDING THAT THIS BIRD PUTS ITSELF THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS.
WOODPECKERS DRILL INTO TREES FOR AT LEAST THREE REASONS:
The woodpecker’s beak is so strong it can remain perfectly straight and functional for more than 10 years and through more than 10 million pecks against a tree. It never has to be replaced or sharpened.
UNLIKE MOST BIRDS, WOODPECKERS HAVE TWO TOES THAT POINT FORWARD AND TWO TOES THAT POINT BACKWARD. THIS PERFECT
DESIGN HELPS KEEP WOODPECKERS SECURE AGAINST TREES AS THEY DRILL THEIR HOLES.
ONCE WOODPECKERS CARVE A HOLE INTO A TREE, HOW DO THEY GET TO THE INSECTS
THAT MAY STILL BE FOUR OR FIVE
INCHES AWAY?
If their tongues were short like most birds, much of the pecking woodpeckers do would be rather useless, because they
would not be able to reach the insects.
GOD KNEW WHAT WOODPECKERS NEEDED. HE GAVE THEM ELONGATED
TONGUES, WHICH THEY CAN ROLL UP AND STORE DEEP IN THEIR SKULLS WHEN NOT EXTENDED. SOME WOODPECKERS HAVE
TONGUES THAT ARE FIVE INCHES LONG (OR THREE TIMES THE LENGTH OF
THEIR BEAKS). WHAT’S MORE, THEIR TONGUES ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED
WITH REAR-FACING BARBS AND A STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT HELP
DRAW INSECTS OUT OF THE TREE AND BACK TO THE
WOODPECKERS.
Scan QR code to Watch a Video of a "HUNGRY" Woodpecker.
1. To find insects to eat
2. To carve out a hole in which to live
3. To communicate with other woodpeckers.
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On A Separate Sheet of Paper
1. LIST THREE REASONS WHY WOODPECKERS DRILL INTO TREES.
2. WHAT ARE SOME LOGICAL QUESTIONS TO ASK EVOLUTIONISTS ABOUT WOODPECKERS?
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1. ___ WOODPECKERS CAN ONLY STRIKE HARD SURFACES UP TO 100 TIMES PER DAY.
2. ___ MOST BIRDS HAVE FOUR TOES.
3. ___ GOD MADE WOODPECKERS ON DAY SIX OF CREATION.
4. ___ SOME WOODPECKERS HAVE TONGUES THAT ARE THREE TIMES THE LENGTH OF THEIR BEAKS.
5. ___ WOODPECKERS HAVE SPECIAL SHOCK ABSORBERS THAT ARE BETTER THAN ANYTHING MAN HAS EVER MADE.
6. ___ TONGUES OF WOODPECKERS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED WITH REAR-FACING BARBS AND A STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT HELP DRAW INSECTS OUT OF THE TREE.
7. ___ WOODPECKERS ARE THE RESULT OF GOD’S POWER AND KNOWLEDGE, NOT MINDLESS EVOLUTION.
1. ___ VERY THICK (FOR A BIRD) AND DO NOT CRACK UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE.
2. ___ A BIRD WITH THE ABILITY TO DRILL HOLES INTO TREES WITHOUT HURTING ITSELF
3. ___ THEORY THAT SAYS WOODPECKERS WERE NOT CREATED, BUT ARE THE RESULT OF MILLIONS OF YEARS OF RANDOM PROCESSES.
4. ___ IN BETWEEN A WOODPECKER’S BEAK AND CRANIUM
5. ___ WHAT WOODPECKERS EAT
6. ___ A COMMUNICATION SKILL OF WOODPECKERS
7. ___ CAN REMAIN PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND FUNC-TIONAL FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF A WOOD-PECKER’S LIFE
8. ___ NUMBER OF TOES ON A WOODPECKER
9. ___ THE DAY OF CREATION ON WHICH GOD MADE WOODPECKERS
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO DRAW WILMA THE WOODPECKER
WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, TAKE A PICTURE AND E-MAIL IT TO ME.
THANKS, DIGGER DOUG
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 4
A. FIVEB. EVOLUTIONC. PECKING
D. INSECTSE. WOODPECKERF. BEAK
G. FOURH. SKULLI. SPONGE-LIKE TISSUE
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WONDERINGS ABOUT WOODPECKERS
IF EVOLUTION IS TRUE…1. WHY DID WOODPECKERS EVER START BANGING THEIR BEAKS ON TREES FOR FOOD WHEN THEY COULD SIMPLY GATHER
FOOD ON THE GROUND LIKE MOST OTHER BIRDS?2. HOW DID THE FIRST WOODPECKER NOT KILL ITSELF THE FIRST TIME IT BEGAN BEATING ITS BEAK AGAINST A TREE?3. HOW DID THE FIRST WOODPECKER KNOW TO CLOSE ITS EYES EVERY TIME IT STRUCK A TREE?4. WHEN DID WOODPECKERS GET THE SPECIAL, SHOCK-ABSORBING CUSHION BETWEEN ITS BEAK AND SKULL?5. FROM WHERE DID WOODPECKERS GET THEIR STICKY, BARBED, ELONGATED TONGUES THAT ARE PERFECTLY DESIGNED?6. WHY IS THE TONGUE OF WOODPECKERS SO DIFFERENT FROM ORDINARY BIRDS?7. HOW DID WOODPECKERS KNOW THAT THEY COULD GENERATE MORE FORCE PER PECK IF THEY HAD STIFF TAIL FEATHERS,
AS WELL AS TWO TOES IN THE FRONT AND TWO TOES IN THE BACK TO ANCHOR THEIR POSITIONS TO TREES? 8. WHO TAUGHT WOODPECKERS THAT THEY COULD CHISEL TREES IN SEARCH OF FOOD? 9. WHO TAUGHT THEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER BY BANGING THEIR BILLS AGAINST TREES? 10. WHO TAUGHT THEM TO DRILL HOLES INTO TREES FOR SHELTER?
THE FACT IS, THE EVOLUTION OF THE WONDROUS WOODPECKER IS ABSURD. THIS AMAZING BIRD DID NOT HAVE TO KNOCK ITSELF SILLY FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS IN HOPES OF ONE DAY
“MIRACULOUSLY” GETTING EVERYTHING IT NEEDED TO DO WHAT IT DOES FROM TIME, CHANCE, AND RANDOM PROCESSES. ON DAY FIVE OF CREATION (GENESIS 1:20-23), OUR MIRACLE-WORKING CREATOR SPECIALLY DESIGNED THE WOODPECKER WITH A
STRONG BILL, A THICK SKULL, A LONG TONGUE, AND THE BEST SHOCK ABSORBER IN THE WORLD.
MATCH, FIND, AND CIRCLE: 1. H (Skull); 2. E (Woodpecker); 3. B (Evolution); 4. I (Sponge-like tissue); 5. D (Insects); 6. C (Pecking); 7. F (Beak); 8. G (Four); 9. A (Five). TRUE OR FALSE: 1-F; 2-F; 3-F; 4-T; 5-T; 6-T; 7-T.
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