New York Post

Your cat’s tongue is the stuff of nightmares

WASHINGTON — Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get ...
Yahoo

Why Cats Stick Out Their Tongue — Vets Reveal the Quirky Reason and When to Be Worried

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably heard the phrase “the cat got your tongue,” which means you’re left speechless. But if you’re a cat owner, you may ...
Yahoo

Tuxedo Cat’s Little Blep Tongue Is Serving Absolute Derp Energy and It's Everything

Tuxedo Cat’s Little Blep Tongue Is Serving Absolute Derp Energy and It's Everything originally appeared on Parade Pets. If you're a cat mom or dad, you may have caught your own fur baby sticking out ...
New York Post

A cat’s tongue looks ‘terrifying’ up close — but there’s a reason why

Peter Carlos, a Florida veterinary technician, revealed an up-close look at a cat’s tongue that has left many people speechless. In the 12-second clip, posted on Carlos’ Instagram account, he films a ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

How a cat’s tongue could have human benefits

WASHINGTON — Cat lovers know that when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get ...
PBS

Cat tongues are covered in hundreds of body-cooling, moisture-wicking quill pens

On a spring afternoon in 2017, Alexis Noel stood at her lab bench. In one hand, she held a slab of raw pork; in the other, a freshly dissected tongue. Noel, a biomechanist at the Georgia Institute of ...
TreeHugger

The Hard Tiny Hooks of a Cat’s Tongue Are Just One of Its Many Wonders

Among other remarkable features, a cat’s tongue is covered in little spines, turning it into the world’s most magical hairbrush. We love our cats for many many reasons, not the least of which is ...
AOL

The Reason Your Cat’s Tongue Feels Like Sandpaper Is Actually Super Cool

If you’ve ever been licked by a cat, you know it feels more like sandpaper than skin. The gritty texture is actually a powerful tool built by nature. Scientists have studied it closely, and what ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Your Cat’s Tongue Is a Rough, Pink Engineering Marvel

One day, research engineer Alexis Noel’s cat, Murphy, was blithely licking away—as cats do—when he got his tongue stuck on a microfiber blanket. The cat licked himself free, but Noel was fascinated by ...
Ars Technica

Science says your cat’s tongue is ideally suited for grooming fur

There’s rarely time to write about every cool science story that comes our way. So this year, we’re running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one story that fell through ...
Newsweek

Cat Sticking Out Tongue Leaves Internet in Hysterics: ‘Never Change’

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A funny cat has left the internet in stitches after a video of the pet ...
The Conversation

Cool for cats: that spiny tongue does more than keep a cat well groomed

Have you ever been licked by a cat? If so you’ll know the feline tongue feels more like sandpaper than satin. A cat’s tongue is covered in hundreds of sharp, scoop-shaped spines made of keratin that ...