The weirdest (and coolest) tongues in the animal kingdom - Cella Wright

Explore the incredible variety of tongues in the animal kingdom, and find out how different species utilize the appendage to survive.

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An alligator snapping turtle lures its prey using a blood-engorged tongue that resembles a wriggling worm. And it’s far from the only animal doing tongue trickery. Tongues in the animal kingdom vary widely — from texture and length, to shape and dexterity. So, what's the point of having so many different kinds of tongues? Cella Wright explores how different species use the appendage to survive.

Lesson by Cella Wright, directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio.

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[ozeppeo]

One of the rare cases where I'd prefer real footage over these beautiful animations.

[mahlataban]

The tongue that wraps around the skull: Talk about storage efficiency! Fascinating

[reihanasabrina]

“Tongue” and “trickery” are the last two words I’d ever think would be put together but here we are

[LordBrittish]

I suddenly imagined a chameleon’s tongue breaking the speed of sound, and it gave me a chuckle.

[rl]

“What that tongue do?”

“Lure and catch prey.”

[IncrediGeorge]

"Tongues are getting all kinds of busy"
You got that right

[awesomehpt]

Well if you haven’t got hands to hold a fork with just have your tongue be a fork instead.

[zoltanperei]

It's weird how in cartoons frogs always catch flies with their long tongue like the chameleon, but in reality they don't do that.

[vulcanxv]

🎶 is somebody going to match my freak 🎶

[MythicTales]

Your content is so refreshing and well thought out. Kudos!

[Movie-MOVlE]

Tongue's breakdown of its different types is amusing

[mecahhannah]

Awesome as always thanks always appreciate the wide variety of topics and information! Always enjoy learning something new!

[Lindie_Hackert]

So cool gemacht, ich freue mich schon auf die Fortsetzung!!!👌🏾👌🏾

[pigcatapult]

3:30 Bellflower: I'm picky about who pollinates me.
Evolution: How picky?
Bellflower: picky!

[MassiveMawEnglish]

evolution is awesome to have so much variety

[megamind_]

When they ask, "what that tongue do?", show them this video

[lawrenceheyman]

Amazing. And I have never seen or even heard of a bat that feeds off plant nectar

[huynhthu]

Imagine a chameleon's tongue can reach the moon so we don't need to use rockets again

[aravindnarayanan]

Only at 2:12 I realised that the tongue is speaking as the narrator. 🥲

[sponuts]

I was NOT expecting there to be constant tongue noises throughout the whole thing