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that spiny tongue does more than keep a cat well groomed

  • Written by Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
that spiny tongue does more than keep a cat well groomedA domestic cat grooming its fur.Image courtesy of Candler Hobbs (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta).

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 spring into action during...

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