Talking tongues, detecting beer, and shifting perspectives on females
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The Evolution of the Tongue
The tongue can be very different depending on the species and depending what it eats. Among birds, for example, the tongue is usually a very stiff, narrow thing. It can have tubes or fringes that make it look nothing like our tongue. Some animals, it's helping with sound and some animals, it’s helping with sucking - but not everyone has one. And do we know who the first tongue holder was? Well, it depends how you define a tongue.
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