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 ...

When competition for resources is fierce, being able to reach food that other animals cannot get to is a bonus. Possessing a foot-long tongue is a huge advantage and this is where the okapi excels. In ...

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, ...

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 ...

Humans mostly use their tongue for tasting the flavour of foods and speaking. But when it comes to the animals, tongues become tools for hunting, grooming and surviving and so on. There are animals ...

One of the longest tongues in the animal kingdom is that of the giant anteater, reaching up to 2 feet. Its tongue is covered with sticky saliva, hence allowing it to grasp thousands of ants and ...