Saturday, January 15, 2011

A tiger's tongue is so rough it can lick the paint off of a building.

A tiger's tongue is so rough it can lick the paint off of a building.


The tiger's tongue is covered with numerous small, sharp, rear-facing projections called papillae. These papillae gives the tongue is rough, rasping texture and is designed to help strip feathers, fur and meat from prey. Also, all tigers have a unique set of stripes, like fingerprints.

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