Earlier this month, the Maryland Zoo shared a sweet video on its Facebook page in which a giraffe — named Caesar — catches raindrops on his long tongue and in his mouth.

Life & Culture Is a giraffe’s tongue really 20 inches long? You can find out up close and personal Published: Jul. 24, 2019, 1:30 p.m.

Giraffes’ tongues are 45-50 cm long, sticky, and dexterous, which helps them grip leaves, flowers, and fruits. Their tongues have thickened papillae and their saliva is extra thick too, which ...

Caesar the giraffe, who lives at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, was shown sipping up raindrops with his long tongue in the zoo’s Sunday, Sept. 17, Facebook post.

In additional to their long necks, giraffes have pretty long tongues — on average their tongues are about 20 inches long. They’re also usually black, blue or purple.

Living Desert: Feed the Giraffes Long-tongue'd loveliness is afoot at the Palm Desert animal park. By Alysia Gray Painter • Published June 25, 2016 • Updated on July 11, 2016 at 10:44 am ...

Okapis are much shorter than giraffes, their shoulder height only measuring around 5 feet. While their neck is longer than most other ruminants, it is nowhere near as long as a giraffe’s.

You never think about how long a giraffe's tongue is until you're face to face with it. As 22-month-old Chloe Blick extends a ruffle of bright green lettuce, Jambo, a 12 1/2-foot-tall female ...