What are the spikes on a cats tongue for?

Answer 1

welll big cats like lion, tigers, cheetahs etc. use their tongue spikes to rip the meat of an animal they've just caught. As they lick, the meat is pulled away with their tongues, aiding them in consuming their prey. And since cats are from the same family, pet cats have them too, but less efficient since they are not wild.

Answer 2

Cat Tongue Spikes

Answer 3

While the spikes do, indeed, work well for the cat's personal grooming, they serve another purpose. As hunters by nature, cats have an added benefit over some other hunting animals. When they eat, they can clean the animal literally down to the bone because the spikes help tear the meat away from the bone. So not only can a cat clean himself well, but he can clean a bone well and get every last bit of food.

Answer 4

A cat's tongue is rough for several reasons:

Grooming is a big part of their routine and the "spikes" on it's tongue help remove dust, dander, and oil from their fur. Perhaps you have noticed that some cat's tongues are rougher than others are........ usually a cat with a heavy, thick coat has a rougher tongue than a cat with a smooth, short, or thin coat. In addition to its tongue, the cat also uses its teeth to groom, esp. between it's toes!

The roughness of its tongue also aids in lapping up canned or textured food and aids in holding liquids, such as water, from the bowl to the inside of the mouth.

And, oh yes, when the cat really wants our attention, it usually finds our most sensitive skin to use that tongue on with loving kisses!

Answer 5

They are not for grooming as some people seem to think. They are for drinking. As a cat extends his tongue into a bowl of water, the "spikes" flare outward. A relatively large amount of liquid gets caught underneath them. In this way, a cat can drink water from even small sources that he has to reach way down to get to (you've seen a cat crane his neck waaay down to drink out of the tub, etc.) Those spikes are why the cat is able to do that without the water just dribbling out of his mouth due to gravity.

Answer 6

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What are the spikes on a cats tongue for?

Answer 7

The cat's tongue has sharp spines, or papillae,useful for retaining and ripping flesh from a carcass. Thes papillae ar small backward facing hooks that contain keratin that can assist in a cats grooming themselves. They also help when a cat gets a drink of water.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

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All species of Cats have barbs on their tongues and I would assume it is a bit rougher than your average house cat licking you lol, but I have just recently found out that hyenas and penguins also have it as well in which is quite interesting.