Friday, June 13, 2014

Prehensile Tongue

We all know about monkeys’ prehensile tails,
Grabbing branches for swinging.

An elephant has a prehensile trunk.
The length can wrap around a tree,
And the tip can clamp together to eat a lettuce leaf.

A giraffe has a prehensile tongue,
Blue in color, with a natural sunscreen,
Eighteen inches, extending out.

The giraffe produces a viscous saliva as well,
To prevent acacia thorns from sticking
As they go down the six foot throat.

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