tongue, n.Trivia

Crocodiles can't stick out their tongue

Blue whales are so massive that their tongue weighs more than most elephants.

Giraffes have black tongues (to help avoid sunburn)

A chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body

The tongue has approximately 9,000 taste buds.

Chameleons are long-tongued -- their tongue is twice the length of their body

Giraffes can clean their ears with its 21 inch tongue

The tongue is the fastest healing part of the body

Snakes smell with their tongues.

A woodpecker’s tongue actually wraps all the way around its brain, protecting it from damage when it’s hammering into a tree.

A woodpecker's tongue can wrap around its head twice

The tongue is like fingerprints in that everyone's print is different

Cats’ rough tongues can lick a bone clean of any shred of meat.

The tongue of the flamingo was considered a delicacy in Ancient Roman times

The tongue is the only muscle in the body attached at only one end.

The tongueprint is unique like the fingerprint.

Giraffe tongues are between 18 and 20 inches long.

The tongue is the only part of your reflection you can lick