I was at Brookfield Zoo (outside of Chicago), standing at the fence that encompassed the giraffes, when a giraffe walked in my direction and got up really close to me.
What a great opportunity to get a close up picture!
I had one of the old disposable cameras that we all used to carry, so I seized the opportunity to snap a photo.
Just as I snapped the photo, he/she stuck out this enourmous tongue to get the peanuts that were in my shirt pocket!
I was shocked! It looked like a giant black snake had slithered out of its mouth!
I looked through my old photos to try and find the photo, but no luck.
So I searched Google for a picture of a giraffes tongue and came across this very cool website, https://www.quora.com/ that people comment on just about any question you can imagine.
I was surprised at the intelligent answers that people answered with!
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How cool is that?!?! That people would respond with such detailed information.
And how cool is it that a giraffe has an 18 inch tongue?
Female and male giraffes always seem so mello. Cool, calm and collected.
I wonder if it has anything to do with their gigantic tongues? ..... ;-)
Image Sources: https://www.quora.com/Why-do-giraffes-have-black-tongues
http://booklover198273.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Giraffe-200021900
An original painting by Michael Stobierski:
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tongue looks like a snake
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It scared the crap out of me. I wasn't expecting it!
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Omg, this is really huge, I didn't know! You did great job my friend, wonderful macro photos!
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Thank you my lovely lady friend. I can't take credit for the photo's though. I got them from a website. Thank you for visiting!
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OMG to be honest never knew this this is huge !!!
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Thank you. It scared the hell out of me when I saw its big tongue coming at me! Have a great day!
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woww.... that is really enormous!!!
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It is! I never knew until I was standing right in front of it. Thank you for visiting and commenting!
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lol interesting information😄
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Thank.you! I appreciate it.
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Nice post friend!! And Quora is an awesome site. You can gain a lot of knowledge from there. It is the best!
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Thank you @randomvideos. Quora is a really great site.....
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Thank you very much for this amazing tribute!
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OMG! It looks scary.. interesting photos though .. you portray the content so well..i am inspired by you dear!
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Thank you my dear friend. I am happy when you visit!
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I feel even more happy when you reply.. Cause you are my bestest friend...
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👍🏼😃❤
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Lake Titicaca.....Nicaragua! Aqua! For my bunghole....
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It is just lovely macro stylish. I love macro photos. Really great work my friend.
Giraffes are such a beautiful animals and they move with grace and dignity. You captured interesting moments. Up :-)
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Thank you Margaret! I can't take credit for the photo's though. They're from a website. I have a great giraffe photo somewhere in my house, but I can't find it! The tongue was right in my face! 👍🏼😀
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Extra long reach :D . Nice information
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Thank you very much for visiting and commenting!
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This post received a 4.5% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @michaelstobiersk! For more information, click here!
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Thank you!
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Excellent work dear friend @michaelstobiersk, I must admit that I had no knowledge of this, thank you very much for this information
I wish you a beautiful weekend
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Thank you for visiting!
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This article was very interesting. I like your wrinting style.
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Thank you very much for your kind words!
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Thank you very much for sharing...
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Thank you for visiting!
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Thanks for sharing, I have feed giraffes before too, It was a good experience.
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Thank you! I appreciate your support.
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Amazing tongue and interesting information! Giraffe is one of my favorite animals, really cute!
Beautiful painting of the yellow tiger! Well done!
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Thank you very much for visiting and commenting.
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You are much welcome! ;)
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👍🏼😎
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☆☆☆☆☆😎
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Haha very cool ! Love it , great information I didn't know about Girraffs ! Thanks for sharing!👍👍👍
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Thank you! I appreciate your support.
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Your very welcome!👍
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