Don't underestimate the tongue, a muscular organ that humans use for licking, breathing, tasting, swallowing and speaking. But this organ varies widely in color, shape, length and function across the ...

Don't underestimate the tongue, a muscular organ that humans use for licking, breathing, tasting, swallowing and speaking. But this organ varies widely in color, shape, length and function across the ...

Discover eight animals with shockingly long tongues and how evolution shaped their extraordinary feeding adaptations.

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, ...

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 ...

Chameleons can famously blend into a variety of different backgrounds, appearing as fresh moss in one setting or a bumpy twig in another. But they possess another incredible ability that has ...

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 ...

Chameleons are interesting animals not only because of their ability to blend in with their surroundings by changing their skin color, but also because of their zippy fast tongues, which are used to ...