Monday, March 3, 2008

Chameleon's Anatomy 101C (Tongue)









The position of the Hyoid Bone in the tongue. In reality, the muscle tissue would wrapped the Hyoid Bone inside.

Here are views of the tongue:

The tongue has 2 motions to ensure the prey will not be able to escape: Gripping and Vacuuming, as you can see in the picture provided.

Images are used with permission from www.chamaeleon-terraristik.de


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