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Other animals naturally have no tongues, such as sea stars, sea urchins and other echinoderms, as well as crustaceans, says Chris Mah via email.
- Does a crocodile have a tongue?
- Which insect has no tongue?
- Does fish have a tongue?
- Which animal has 2 tongue?
- Do sharks have tongues?
- What is fish tongue?
- Which bird has no tongue?
- What animal has no brain?
- Which creatures have no teeth?
- Do chickens have tongues?
- Do fishes poop?
- Do snails have tongues?
- What animal has 32 brains?
- Do giraffe have blue tongue?
- What has a blue tongue?
Does a crocodile have a tongue?
Crocodiles have a palatal flap, a rigid tissue at the back of the mouth that blocks the entry of water. ... Their tongues are not free, but held in place by a membrane that limits movement; as a result, crocodiles are unable to stick out their tongues.
Which insect has no tongue?
If you look closely, you can see its mouthparts! Not only do tobacco hornworms not have tongues, but their mouths are also very different than ours. In fact, insects' mouths, in general, do not look anything like human mouths.
Does fish have a tongue?
With fish, the tongue's function is to transport the food quickly into and through the mouth, where, in many species, an extra set (or sets) of jaws will grind the food. In addition, the tongue moves oxygenated water through the mouth to the gills, helping the fish to breathe.
Which animal has 2 tongue?
The sublingua ("under-tongue") is a muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in tarsiers and living strepsirrhine primates, which includes lemurs and lorisoids (collectively called "lemuriforms").
Do sharks have tongues?
Do sharks have tongues? Sharks have a tongue referred to as a basihyal. The basihyal is a small, thick piece of cartilage located on the floor of the mouth of sharks and other fishes. ... Taste is sensed by taste buds located on the papillae lining the mouth and throat of the shark.
What is fish tongue?
Yes, most fish do have tongues, but they aren't at all like ours. Asked by: Anonymous. Most fish have a bony structure called the basihyal on the floor of the mouth that superficially resembles a tongue. But it doesn't have taste buds, isn't muscular and has very little range of motion, so it isn't directly equivalent.
Which bird has no tongue?
Flightless birds like emus, ostriches and kiwis have quite insignificant tongues. They are usually small and triangular and don't even reach the tip of their beaks. And, they don't seem to serve any particular purposes as far as feeding and catching food is concerned.
What animal has no brain?
There is one organism that has no brain or nervous tissue of any kind: the sponge. Sponges are simple animals, surviving on the sea floor by taking nutrients into their porous bodies.
Which creatures have no teeth?
Anteaters don't have teeth, so their tummies chew. What has no teeth, a 60-centimetre long tongue and can eat up to 30,000 insects in a day? It's the anteater of course!
Do chickens have tongues?
Humans and chickens both use their tongues to detect flavors in their food. The chicken tongue helps chickens latch on to insects and worms, helps them manage the food inside the mouth, and makes distinctive chicken noises. Taste, eating, and communicating are the three main functions of a chicken's tongue.
Do fishes poop?
Fish pee and poo through their gills and skin. Some also pee and poop through a small opening known as a pore, located at the body's rear end.
Do snails have tongues?
“A snail will use its toothy tongue – called the radula – almost like a file, scraping off the softer parts of their food when eating.
What animal has 32 brains?
Leech has 32 brains. A leech's internal structure is segregated into 32 separate segments, and each of these segments has its own brain. Leech is an annelid.
Do giraffe have blue tongue?
Giraffe tongues are very long and have the ability to grab on to plants. ... The dark blue color at the front of their tongue is like built in sunscreen, keeping it from getting burned when they eat from the treetops in the hot African sun!
What has a blue tongue?
Lizard Tongues
One animal with a startlingly bright blue tongue? The aptly named blue-tongue skink, native of Australia and on display in many zoos across the country. The blue-tongue skink is actually a type of lizard and it sticks out its blue tongue when threatened to scare away predators.
