Assertion: woodpecker's tail | /r/CapableOf | act like brace
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text: The tail acts like a brace, and together with the feet, supports the weight of the bird while it is drumming (pecking) at the bark or climbing up the trunk.
text: In addition to tails that act as braces and reinforced, shock-absorbing skulls, woodpeckers have bristles or soft feathers placed around their nostrils to protect them from nasal damage.
text: The tail acts like a brace, and together with the feet, supports the weight of the bird while it is drumming (pecking) at the bark or climbing up the trunk.