Cats have a fantastic reputation when it comes to cleanliness. Their special tongues with a texture that resembles sandpaper helps them to remove dirt as it has backward-facing papillae (hooks) made ...

Evolution of a Cat's Tongue As for why cats would develop these kinds of structures on their tongues, you can blame evolution. The tiny spines aid feline predators in shredding meat and more ...

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 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.

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.

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. The dragging spines ...

Otis had most of his teeth extracted due to the gums growing over them, and now he resembles a real-life emoji with his tongue sticking out.

Why your cat sticks her tongue out at you Why do cats stick their tongue out? No, it's not because our mischievous felines are going through their rebellious adolescent phase. We reached out to ...

Learn about problems related to the tongue like soreness, discoloration and bumps that are common but cause a lot of discomfort and uneasiness.

When Noel touched the tips of preserved spines – called papillae – with drops of food dye, they wicked up the liquid. A housecat's nearly 300 papillae hold a small amount of saliva that's released ...

Phrases like ‘cat got your tongue’ and others have deeper meanings ...