WASHINGTON — Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get ...

If you’ve ever been licked by a cat, you know it feels more like sandpaper than skin. The gritty texture is actually a ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “the cat got your tongue,” which means you’re left speechless. But if you’re a cat owner, you may be left speechless with confusion when your cat has her tongue ...

Your cat's tongue is essentially a very advanced hairbrush, according to study using a 400-times-scale 3D-printed model Your cat’s cute lil’ pink tongue has long ...

WASHINGTON — Cat lovers know that when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get ...

Tuxedo Cat’s Little Blep Tongue Is Serving Absolute Derp Energy and It's Everything originally appeared on Parade Pets. If you're a cat mom or dad, you may have caught your own fur baby sticking out ...

Cat tongues are cool. They’re also weird and rough, scratchy, dry and utterly bizarre to look at up close — but mostly cool. This is a point not lost on the multitude of scientists who have devoted ...

On a spring afternoon in 2017, Alexis Noel stood at her lab bench. In one hand, she held a slab of raw pork; in the other, a freshly dissected tongue. Noel, a biomechanist at the Georgia Institute of ...

Among other remarkable features, a cat’s tongue is covered in little spines, turning it into the world’s most magical hairbrush. We love our cats for many many reasons, not the least of which is ...

For Alexis Noel, it all started with a blanket. The Ph.D student of mechanical engineering was at home with her cat Murphy one day when Murphy, most likely intrigued by a smell, started licking a ...

Susan Hazel is on the Dog & Cat Management Board of South Australia. Have you ever been licked by a cat? If so you’ll know the feline tongue feels more like sandpaper than satin. A cat’s tongue is ...