Jabruson / Male Jackson's chameleon catches grasshopper with tongue{Chamaeleo jacksonii} Mt Kenya, Kenya

Jose B. Ruiz / European chameleon feeding on grasshopper. Sequence 3/3. {Chamaeleo chamaeleon} Spain

Pete Oxford / Parson's chameleon(Chamaeleo parsonii) feeding on locust. La Madraka, Madagascar

Anup Shah / Portrait of tiger licking paw, Ranthambhore NP, India. Note - Tigers have coarse, abrasive tongues useful for stripping meat from the bone but also for condition their fur.

Tony Phelps / Female Adder tasting the air with tongue {Vipera berus} Purbeck Dorset UK 2000

Anup Shah / Cheetah licking cub {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara, Kenya

Pete Oxford / Panther chameleon, tongue extended to catch prey {Furcifer pardelis} Madagascar

Anup Shah / Tigress and three cubs drinking {Panthera tigris tigris} two are scenting air with tongues. Ranthambhore NP Rajasthan India.

Pete Oxford / Flap necked chameleon catching fly with tongue, Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Leaf tailed gecko defense display, Madagascar

David Fleetham / Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) at the coast, flicking its tongue. Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

David Fleetham / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) flicking its tongue on the coast of Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. September 2008.

Ingo Arndt / American Bison (Bison bison) head portrait of male licking nostril with tongue, South Dakota, USA

Ingo Arndt / African Lion (Panthera leo) male yawning, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Ingo Arndt / African Lion (Panthera leo) female yawning, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Francois Savigny / Female Green anaconda 'tasting' air with tongue {Eunectes murinus} Llanos, Venezuela

Ingo Arndt / Bearded chameleon {Trioceros /Chamaeleo hoehnelii } catching fly, Kenya, East Africa

Ammonite / Close-up of Giraffe (Giraffe camelopardalis) feeding on Acacia leaves, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Ammonite / Close-up of Giraffe (Giraffe camelopardalis) feeding on Acacia leaves, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Angelo Gandolfi / White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) with tongue extended, Pantanal, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) with beak open showing tongue, Pantanal, Brazil

Angelo Gandolfi / Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) with beak open, and tongue visible, Brazil.

Anup Shah / Banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) with mouth open, approaching with curiosity. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Bertie Gregory / Vancouver Island Grey wolf (Canis lupus crassodon) alpha female yawning, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, August.

MYN / Karine Aigner / Checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus) Texas, USA, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Karine Aigner / Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Texas, USA. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Karine Aigner / Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsolete lindheimeri) Texas, USA, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Karine Aigner / Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsolete lindheimeri) Texas, USA. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Karine Aigner / Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsolete lindheimeri) Texas, USA, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Common lancehead (Bothrops atrox) Kanuku Mountains, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Common lancehead (Bothrops atrox) Kanuku Mountains, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Mark Taylor / Fawn Pug dog and puppy, 8 weeks. NON DISPONIBLE POUR UNE UTILISATION DANS UN LIVRE JUSQU'EN 2025. MERCI DE NOUS CONTACTER POUR TOUT AUTRE UTILISATION AFIN DE POUVOIR DEBLOQUER L'IMAGE

Chris & Monique Fallows / Argentine Black and white Tegu Lizard (Tupinambis merianae) Pantanal, Brazil, South America.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Highland cattle cow (Bos taurus) cleaning nose with tongue, Aurochs breeding site run by The Taurus Foundation, Keent Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, September.

Denis-Huot / Lionesses (Panthera leo) grooming each other, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) with beak open and tongue visible, Northern Costa Rica, Central America

Roland Seitre / New Caledonia Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) climbing tree and cleaning face with its tongue, captive, Australian Reptile Park, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Desert monitor (Varanus griseus) smelling the air with its tongue, Badkhyz Reserve, Turkmenistan

Loic Poidevin / Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) feeding, with tongue extended, Bulgaria, February

Laurent Geslin / Horse {Equus caballus} licking / investigating a dog, France

Franco Banfi / Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) close up underwater in Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Milan Radisics / Fox (Vulpes vulpes) foraging in rubbish bins at night, outskirts of Budapest city, Hungary

John Downer / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) yawning, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, taken on location for 'Tiger - Spy in the Jungle' December 2006

Eric Dragesco / Wild female Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) portrait, panting and resting on large rock, on grassy mountainside, at an altitude of 2500m, Altai mountains, Mongolia. July

Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) cub portrait, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.

Denis-Huot / Wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Moremi game reserve, Botswana

Igor Shpilenok / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) portrait, licking its lips. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East

Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) cub, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.

Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) yawning, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) juvenile aged 8/9 months, yawning, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female yawning, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Axel Gomille / Water monitor (Varanus salvator), foraging, flicking tongue, Thailand

Axel Gomille / Water monitor (Varanus salvator), foraging, flicking tongue, Thailand

Axel Gomille / Water monitor (Varanus salvator), portrait, flicking tongue, Thailand

Axel Gomille / Water monitor (Varanus salvator), foraging, flicking tongue, Thailand

Axel Gomille / Water monitor (Varanus salvator), portrait, flicking tongue, Thailand

Axel Gomille / Water monitor (Varanus salvator), foraging, flicking tongue, Thailand

Denis-Huot / Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) male yawning, mouth wide open, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.

Petra Wegner / Papillon, bitch, with mouth open

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, two bitches with black-and-tan coat sitting and lying down

Denis-Huot / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female with mouth open, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.

Aflo / Corgi puppy wrapped in a towel, yawning. Property released.

Aflo / Dachshund puppies sleeping on the floor, whilst one is awake and yawning. Property released.

Aflo / Papillion dog poking tongue out, on the grass in a park. Property released.

Aflo / Dachshund sitting on grass in a park. Property released.

Aflo / Dachshund sitting on grass in a park. Property released.

Andy Trowbridge / Canada geese (Branta canadensis) on frozen lake 'arguing', Southern Norway, March.

Andy Trowbridge / Young roe deer buck (Capreolus capreolus) standing in snow, with tongue poking out. Southern Norway, February.

Andy Trowbridge / Male Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) portrait with tongue out. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, May.

Mark MacEwen / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) panting, Canberra, New South Wales, Australia.

Mark MacEwen / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) female, pure bred with colour variation. Canberra, New South Wales, Australia.

Mark MacEwen / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) female, pure bred with colour variation. Canberra, New South Wales, Australia.

Mark MacEwen / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) close up, Canberra, New South Wales, Australia.

Mark MacEwen / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) Canberra, New South Wales, Australia.

Mark MacEwen / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) pure bred female with colour variant. Canberra, New South Wales, Australia.

Mark MacEwen / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) panting, low angle portrait, Canberra, New South Wales, Australia.

Daniel Heuclin / Dusky pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri) captive from South East USA

Daniel Heuclin / Hairy bush Viper (Atheris hispida) portrait, captive from Central Africa

Daniel Heuclin / Orsini's Viper or Meadow Viper (Vipera ursinii wettsteini) controlled conditions, South East France, September. Vulnerable species.

LYNN M. STONE / Chesapeake Bay Retriever with wet fur, licking nose, Harrisville, Rhode Island, USA

John Cancalosi / Rufous Tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) with tongue extended. Costa Rica.

John Cancalosi / Rufous Tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) with tongue extended. Costa Rica.

Florian Möllers / A Malinois / Belgian Shepherd police dog 'Mia' owned by German police officer and dog handler, portrait in the snow. Germany

Ann & Steve Toon / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) self-anointing, captive, UK, March

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) eating pet food left out for it in suburban garden at twilight, Kent, UK, August, taken with camera trap. Did you know? Foxes first colonised British cities in the 1930-40s....

Staffan Widstrand / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) portrait with blue tongue sticking out, Svalbard, Norway

Chris Mattison / Australian thick-tailed gecko (Underwoodisaurus / Nephurus milii) licking its eye. Captive. Endemic to Australia.

Mark Carwardine / Jaguar (Panthera onca) resting, grooming, on riverbank, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Brazil

Mark Carwardine / Jaguar (Panthera onca) grooming paw on riverbank, wound on face, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Brazil *Digitally removed branch from foreground

Mark Carwardine / Malayan sun bear (Ursus malayanus) with long tongue sticking out, captive, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Endangered or threatened species (Vulnerable)

Mark Carwardine / Javan langur / leaf monkey (Trachypithecus / Presbytis auratus) sticking out tongue, Endangered, captive, from Indonesia, Bristol Zoo Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Mark Carwardine / New Caledonia crested / Guichenot's giant / Eyelash gecko (Rhacodactylus ciliatus) using tongue to wipe its eye clean, captive, from South Province, New Caledonia. Thought to be extinct but rediscover...

Mark Carwardine / Mangrove / Yellow-ringed cat snake with tongue out {Boiga dendrophila} captive, from Asia

Mark Carwardine / Mangrove / yellow-ringed cat snake with tongue out {Boiga dendrophila} captive, from Asia