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has the longest
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61 cm (2 ft) and flicks 160 times a minute
The giant anteater has the longest lick
What animal
of any land animal. Its tongue extends
to catch 30,000 ants or termites a day.

1.5 times body length The tube-lipped nectar bat has the longest tongue of any mammal relative to its body size. Its tongue has tiny hairs to pick up nectar from the long, tubular flowers on which it feeds. 2.5 times body length

tongue?

FAST FACTS The rosette-nosed pygmy chameleon has the longest tongue of any animal relative to its body size. With a tongue that accelerates faster than a sports car, this lizard can snare prey in just 0.02 seconds.

Termite

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