It's my belief that when it comes to tongues, ungulates get short shrift. Why do snakes and canines get all the attention? Bison, buffaloes, cows, giraffes, all of them have enormous, very useful tongues. Tongues they seem to be proud of. And here's proof.
These tongues can even be instruments of inter-species cooperation, goodwill, and hygiene, as seen in the last photo.
Photo source: Cindy Fike
Photo soure: Jerry Ray
Photo source: Solange Moreira-Yeoell
Photo source: Tolis Flioukas
Photo source: Celia
Photo source: Sarah Teale
Apr 3, 2009
Tongues Galore
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6 comments:
What? No Gene Simmons?
How could you leave out the Okapi? Its tongue is a foot long and, according to Wikipedia, it's "the only mammal that can lick its own ears."
I wonder how far down that tongue goes into that zebras ear?
I could use that treatment the odd time too. In my ear. :D
The bison picture is my favourite.
Animla tounges never cease to crack me up and make me smile. Great post!
Brings back memories. I once had a Giraf licking my hand, and most of my lower arm, in the zoo.
What a strange feeling.
Does J. Jacques read Ugly Overload?
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1376
Could be...
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