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Published online 12 October 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011018-2
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Oral flex
Chameleon tongues have special muscle to haul in dinner.
Chameleons can reel in prey anywhere within two-and-a-half body lengths of their jaws. Their tongues can overcome even a bird's weight and reluctance to be eaten.
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