Quick, imagine an animal tongue. What came into your mind? The flicking forked tongue of a snake? A cow licking a block of ...

Itching your eye is not exactly easy when you only have four hard hooves. But as this adorable clip from the San Diego Zoo shows us, that is not a problem when you are a little okapi. All you need to ...

The animal kingdom showcases remarkable adaptations, particularly in the form of long tongues. From giraffes plucking leaves to giant anteaters lapping insects, these tongues are crucial for feeding, ...

Picture an animal whose tongue will weigh as much as an entire elephant. Sounds like an exciting joke, but not for the blue ...

When we think about how animals adapt, we usually picture sharp claws, big teeth, or wings that help them fly. But there’s one body part that often goes unnoticed– the tongue. It’s not just for ...

Animals come in all different shapes and sizes and have evolved in diverse and unique ways. To adapt to the food in their environment, animals have developed unique tongue shapes and lengths. Because ...

Scientists have long been captivated by frog tongues. Frogs have perhaps one of the most interesting tongues in the entire animal kingdom, and given what we know about them, it’s easy to see why.

For humans, tongues help us talk, and taste, chew and swallow our food. Other animals have tongues that have evolved to do other work, like dig through deep tunnels, navigate through dangerous ...

The tongues of chameleons and salamanders might not seem like the inspiration for tomorrow's engineering breakthroughs, but inside the Deban Laboratory at the University of South Florida, biology and ...