Scary Blue Tongues of Animal Kingdom

Scary Blue Tongues of Animal Kingdom

Chow-Chow Dog The Chow-Chow dog—a sturdy, squarely built dog from China—has a fluffy coat resembling a lion's mane and a dark, black-blue tongue.

Blue Tongue Lizard The blue-tongued lizard or skink is said to use its tongue to keep predators away.

Giraffes Graffes have blue tongues in order to protect from the sun's rays since they don’t get much shade up there above the trees.

Pygmy Blue Tongue Lizard These lizards live in holes that they've taken over from trapdoor spiders in the Adelaide Plains of southern Australia.

Polar Bears A polar bear's tongue is, in a way, an extension of its skin, which is black and helps to absorb heat from the sun.

Okapi The okapi is closely related to the giraffe, although it lives exclusively in the dense and shady tropical Ituri rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bob-Tailed Blue Tongue Lizard This lizard, also known as Tiliqua rugosa, is a species of blue-tailed skink endemic to Australia.

Impalas Impalas are deer-like African animals with dark blue tongues that help them to eat vegetation.