John Shaw / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching larvae with its extended tongue. In the Namib desert near Swakopmund, Namibia.
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Robert Valentic / Lowland blotched blue-tongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea) on a coastal bluff in the Bay of Fires region of north-eastern Tasmania, Australia, spring.
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Steven David Miller / A Perentie (Varanus giganteus) using its forked tongue to detect smells, Alice Springs Reptile Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, Captive. May.
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David Gallan / Lace monitor (Varanus varius) sensing with tongue, New South Wales, Australia, December.
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female feeding on sub-adult male Impala (Aepyceros melampus) prey in tree, Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve, South Africa
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / American Bison (Bison bison) female cleaning nose with tongue, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Theo Bosboom / Edible frog (Pelophylax k. esculentus) catching a common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) with its tongue with pair mating on stem above, Hondenven, Tubbergen, The Netherlands, July.