Okapi have prehensile tongues that can be up to 18 inches long! This helps them strip leaves from trees and groom themselves (they can even clean their ears with their tongue!) In these videos, you can see Moyo uses her long tongue to help pull the lettuce out of the water. Video Credit: Keeper Sierra | Tanganyika Wildlife Park
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Okapi have prehensile tongues that can be up to 18 inches long! This helps them strip leaves from trees and groom themselves (they can even clean their ears with their
Tanganyika Wildlife Park. . Okapi have prehensile tongues that can be up to 18 inches long! This helps them strip leaves from trees and groom themselves (they can even clean their ears with their tongue!) In these videos, you can see Moyo uses her long tongue to help pull the lettuce out of the water. Video Credit: Keeper Sierra
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With a tongue that measures up to 18 inches in length, the okapi is perfect for #TongueOutTuesday. Their long, dark, prehensile tongue is used to strip branches of leaves to eat and for grooming. In fact, the #Okapi can use its tongue to clean its own eyelids! How’s that for a multi-purpose tool? | Los Angeles Zoo
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With a tongue that measures up to 18 inches in length, the okapi is perfect for #TongueOutTuesday. Their long, dark, prehensile tongue is used to strip branches of leaves to eat and for grooming. In fact, the #Okapi can use its tongue to clean its own eyelids! How’s that for a multi-purpose tool? | Los Angeles Zoo
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Say "ahhhhh" 😛 The #Okapi uses its 12-14 inch long prehensile tongue to grab food, wash its eyelids, clean out its ears, and swat insects from its withers. #wildlife | Science Channel
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With a tongue that measures up to 18 inches in length, the okapi is perfect for #TongueOutTuesday. Their long, dark, prehensile tongue is used to strip branches of leaves to eat and for grooming. In fact, the #Okapi can use its tongue to clean its own eyelids! How’s that for a multi-purpose tool? | Los Angeles Zoo
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Fun fact: an okapi's tongue can be as long as 18 inches and can reach both its eyes and ears! They use it to wrap around leaves when feeding and to clean themselves and their calves. | Bristol Zoo Project
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Fun fact: an okapi's tongue can be as long as 18 inches and can reach both its eyes and ears! They use it to wrap around leaves when feeding and to clean themselves and their calves. | Bristol Zoo Project
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Safari Davis on Instagram: "This ancient animal has one of the largest tongues in the world. The Okapi, from the rainforests of the DR Congo, is the closest living relative of the giraffe, with a tongue reaching 12–14 inches in length. That extreme length lets it strip leaves with precision and even clean its own eyes and ears. Tag someone who needs to meet the okapi & save this for later. #Okapi #AfricanMammals #LivingDinosaurs"
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Safari Davis on Instagram: "This ancient animal has one of the largest tongues in the world. The Okapi, from the rainforests of the DR Congo, is the closest living relative of the giraffe, with a tongue reaching 12–14 inches in length. That extreme length lets it strip leaves with precision and even clean its own eyes and ears. Tag someone who needs to meet the okapi & save this for later. #Okapi #AfricanMammals #LivingDinosaurs"
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