Das ist Smoky, ein Bruder von Leo, aber er wohnt nicht mehr bei uns, sondern bei Lukas. Und so schauen Katzenzungen aus der Nähe aus.




Und das habe ich hier über Katzenzungen gefunden:

A feeling of rough sandpaper as you are licked by your cat is a reminder that its long, muscular tongue serves many functions, including grooming.
A cat’s ability to groom itself is the result of numerous knobs called papillae on the surface of a cat’s tongue. Located at the tongue’s center, the papillae form backward-facing hooks containing large amounts of keratin, the same material found in human fingernails. These hooks provide the abrasiveness a cat needs for self-grooming. The strength of these hooks also helps a cat hold food or struggle with prey.
Studies show that the cat’s sense of taste is keener than that of the dog.
Palatability studies show that in addition to flavor, a cat’s tongue reacts to the texture or mouthfeel of a particular food. This is one of the reasons dry cat foods come in a variety of shapes. The cat’s tongue also reacts to temperature and shows a preference for foods at room temperature.
A cat’s tongue becomes spoon-shaped to enable it to lap liquids. Notice how its tongue laps under water in much the same manner as an elephant uses its trunk. It flicks its tongue quickly in and out of the water, swallowing after every third or fourth lap.

Mehr süsse Tierbilder gibt es bei cuteoverload. Danke Susann für den Hinweis.