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The okapi tongue is long and prehensile, which means that it is capable of grasping things. They use it in conjunction with their lips, which are mobile and muscular. You can see in the above clip ...
Tails of many extant lizards (geckos, chameleons, and a species of skink) are prehensile; Seahorses grip seaweed with their tails. Several fossil animals have been interpreted as having prehensile tails, including several Late Triassic drepanosaurs, [2] and possibly the Late Permian synapsid Suminia. [3] Tongue: Giraffes' tongues in particular ...
The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a ... Giraffe's tongue Extended proboscis of a long tongued ... pangolins and anteaters have prehensile tongues.
Another similarity to the okapi, though the bongo is unrelated, is that the bongo has a long prehensile tongue which it uses to grasp grasses and leaves. Suitable habitats for bongos must have permanent water available. [18]
The morphology of the hyoid bones in Megatherium suggests that they were relatively rigid, this along with the short distance between the hyoid and the mandibular symphysis (the joint connecting the two halves of the lower jaw) suggests that the tongue had limited ability to protrude, and thus Megatherium lacked the long prehensile tongue often ...
Kinkajou using its prehensile tail Kinkajou skull Skeleton. The kinkajou has a round head, large eyes, a short, pointed snout, short limbs, and a long prehensile tail. The total head-and-body length (including the tail) is between 82 and 133 cm (32 and 52 in), and the tail measures 39 to 57 cm (15 to 22 in). [2]
Its long and muscular tongue, which can be up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in length, is prehensile and allows it to grab leaves from tall trees that are inaccessible to other animals. The tongue's darker pigment is believed to function as a natural sunscreen and prevent sunburn.
The extant giraffids, the forest-dwelling okapi and the savannah-living giraffe, have several features in common, including a pair of skin-covered horns, called ossicones, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long (absent in female okapis); a long, black, prehensile tongue; lobed canine teeth; patterned coats acting as camouflage; and a back sloping towards ...