Friday, March 6, 2026

Animals with long tongues

 1.  Giraffe 

               Giraffe has longest tongue in animal kingdom.  Giraffes use their tongue for stripping leaves while avoiding sharp thorns.  




2.  Giant anteater 

                Lacking teeth, anteater relies on it's sticky and slender tongue.  Its tongue flicks in and out at incredible speed so that it can raid ant and termite colonies with ease.




3.  Chameleon 

                 Chameleon's tongue stretching outwards in less than a second to snatch unexpecting insects.




4.  Pangolin 

                   Pangolins are extraordinary insectivores. Their tongues are not attached to floor of mouth but deep within the chest cavity.




5.  Woodpecker 

                   Woodpeckers are the only birds that having a tongue that can wrap around the back of their skull when not in use.

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