Which animal has the longest tongue?

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Which animal has the longest tongue?

Question #101399. Asked by Matthew_07.
Last updated Aug 29 2016.

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Relative to body size, this title would likely go to the Tube-lipped Nectar bat.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Largest-body-part

Photo of Tube-lipped bat:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00631/news-graphics-2006-_631887a.jpg

In absolute terms, answers vary, but the best documented ones point to the African Giraffe.

http://www.zoo.com.sg/spotlight/african_giraffe.htm

(Other sources identify the aardvark with 45 cm and a specific boxer at 15 to 17 inches.)

Response last updated by gtho4 on Aug 29 2016.
Dec 02 2008, 8:21 AM

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Answer 1

The largest tongue in the animal kingdom is that of the blue whale. I haven't been able to find specific lengths, but certainly it is greater than 53cm. The creature's tongue "weighs as much as a small car" according to at least one writer whose book I've read.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_a_blue_whales_tongue_bigger_than_an_elephant