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It Has One of the Longest Tongues of Any Animal. Here’s What It’s Used For
Read all about how incredibly long okapi tongues are and what they are used for, then watch one being used for butt cleaning!
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3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They didn’t know it at the ...
The Scientist3y
Researchers Identify Novel Long-Tongued Fly Species
P. peringueyi, which is 16–21 mm long, is one of at least a dozen long-tongued species of the Nemestrinidae family of true flies (Diptera) that are endemic to southern Africa. (In all other parts of ...
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It Has One of the Longest Tongues of Any Animal. Here’s What It’s Used For
Surely long okapi tongues are used for more than eye scratching ... They are herbivores and have to compete with other plant-eating animals for the leaves, fruits, seeds, ferns, and fungi that ...