At 17:04 12/02/2001 +1000, you wrote:
>It's obvious why all birds have tongues....it's so they can taste what
they're eating!
>Also the archive is terrific and pretty easy to use....Congratulations.
>Bill
>
Hi Bill
That might be correct if taste buds were only found on the tongue, but
that's not the case in birds!
Not many birds have been studied, but in the Mallard for example, there
are NO taste buds on the tongue but they occur on two sites near the tip
of the upper and lower bill, on the roof of the mouth (oropharynx) and
around the choanal opening (further back in the oropharynx).
Birds are full of surprises
Cheers
Pete
Dr Peter Woodall email =
Division of Vet Pathology & Anatomy
School of Veterinary Science. Phone = +61 7 3365 2300
The University of Queensland Fax = +61 7 3365 1355
Brisbane, Qld, Australia 4072 WWW = http://www.uq.edu.au/~anpwooda
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