Wouldn’t most people call it a giraffe if it were a long-necked animal? Giraffes often eat high leaves wrapped around their tongues.
I was looking at the children, and the zoo brother was explaining to the children, “The giraffe’s tongue is 40 centimeters long!” The children are also enjoying listening…, wait!?
The 40-centimeter tongue is too long! Surprised, this miscellaneous article looked into the giraffe’s tongue.
Giraffe’s tongue is over 40cm.
The reason why giraffe’s tongue is long.
There is a reason why giraffes have long tongues. Giraffes are large herbivores and eat a lot of grass every day. It takes a lot of energy to maintain that big body.
However, only leaves at the height of a giraffe’s neck can eat anything on the surface of the tree. The long tongue plays a big role there.
Because of its long tongue, it touches the leaves of high branches or inside. The point is that the tongue is long, so you can eat many leaves in one tree.
Giraffes also like a plant named ‘acacia’ that has beans that contain high quality protein.
Acacia has spines, which are eaten by wrapping beans or leaves with a long tongue through the spines. This is a skill that requires the tongue to develop long.
Why do giraffes have black tongues?
Giraffe’s tongue is characterized not only by length but also by color. It has a dark purple color, making a strong impression.
Giraffes are 4 to 5 meters long and always receive strong sunlight. And the giraffe’s tongue burns when it is looking for food using its tongue in such an environment. In addition, when eating acacia leaves, which are preferred, friction occurs when the leaves are wrapped around the tongue to avoid thorns.
By repeating this suntan and friction, melanin pigment is deposited in the tongue. In fact, the tongue of a giraffe is not originally of that color, but is an index accumulated by melanin.
It was the reason why I am so full of life.
I found a video showing a giraffe’s tongue, so let’s upload it. Eating yum yum is cute. Attention is also paid to the tongue that you can peek at!
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