By Sheetal Kumari | July 3, 2025
Pangolins don’t have teeth, but their long sticky tongues allow them to slurp up ants and termites with ease.
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These leviathans strain thousands of krill and plankton through comb-like baleen plates in place of teeth.
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Anteaters suck up ants and termites with an incredibly long tongue covered with sticky saliva — no chewing involved!
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Despite having no teeth, these slow-moving creatures employ powerful beaks to bite and rip thick plant material with ease.
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Flamingos sift food through specialized beak structures and employ their tongues to catch algae and small invertebrates.
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This prickly monotreme licks up ants and insects using its tongue — no teeth involved whatsoever.
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Octopuses do not have teeth but instead employ a parrot-beak-like sharpness and hard radula to shred prey.
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Sea cucumbers have no teeth or true mouthparts. They absorb nutrients by sifting organic particles from sand using tiny, sticky tentacles.
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