A cat’s tongue is barb-like and rough to assist in the grooming process. Their prickly-textured tongues groom and clean their fur. While grooming, the tongue stimulates the sebaceous glands ...

Brachycephalic breeds might exhibit this due to their facial structure. If you had ever seen a cat sticking their tongue out, at some point or another, you should have stopped, wondering what was ...

Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get clean and stay cool. The secret: Tiny hooks that spring up on the tongue — with ...