The clip, which now has over 4.1 million views on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed how a cat's tongue is covered in backwards facing spines, also called papillae.

Cats have a fantastic reputation when it comes to cleanliness. Their special tongues with a texture that resembles sandpaper ...

All cats — even the big ones — have abrasive tongues. What you’re feeling when a cat licks you are hundreds of spiny structures known as filiform papillae. Humans have a few different kinds of ...

Most cat owners get used to the odd rituals of their pets. These habits might seem random, but many have solid roots in instinct, biology, or communication. Here are 15 cat behaviors that seem bizarre ...

The small spines (called papillae) on a cat's tongue are very rough, a little bit like a rasp. So, when a cat washes, this rasp goes deep into the fur touching the skin.

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 clean and stay ...

These little structures that line the surface of a cat’s tongue are called filiform papillae. They’re hooked, and they are directed toward the throat.

Cats also stick their tongue out because they’re curious — it allows them to “taste” their environment. "Cats use all senses to explore the world, including taste," Amy Shojai, ...