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I have gone down the rabbit hole! Every time I observe something new like this rather amazing close up view of the tongue I can’t help reading all the fascinating details online. There will be more details coming but I didn’t want to bite off more than you can chew 😉
“At first glance, bald eagles tongues look somewhat similar to ours. They are pinkish, relatively narrow, fit nicely between the sharp ridges of their beaks, and are flexible. They are short enough that eagles can't easily bite their tongues, although they can stick them out. Unlike us, bald eagles have two barbs, or rear-directed papillae, to help lift and pull food items to the back of their long mouths: a relatively common feature in bird tongues.”