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What animals have long tongues?

What animals have long tongues?
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Animals with long tongues include: 1. Long-tongued bat: Long-tongued bat is an insectivorous mammal. They have extremely long tongues that can reach into flowers or tree holes to catch insects. 2. Sloth: Sloth is a slow-moving animal. Their tongue can extend more than tw

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Animals with long tongues include:


1. Long-tongued bat: Long-tongued bat is an insectivorous mammal. They have extremely long tongues that can reach into flowers or tree holes to catch insects.


2. Sloth: Sloth is a slow-moving animal. Their tongue can extend more than twice the length of their body to lick leaves and fruits.


3. Hornbill: Hornbills are small birds, but they have very long, curved tongues that they use to suck nectar from flowers.


4. Avocado: Avocado is a bird that lives in South America. Their beak and tongue are very long, which can easily suck nectar from flowers.


5. Anteaters: Anteaters are mammals whose tongues can extend half the length of their bodies to lick ants and termites.


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