Your cat's tongue is essentially a very advanced hairbrush ... explained to the Washington Post. “As the snags pull on the hook, the hook rotates, slowly teasing the knot apart.

Cat tongues often feel like sandpaper. A poem below may offer one reason: CAT KISSES Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or chin, that is the way for a day to begin. Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr— I ...

Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get clean and stay cool. The secret: Tiny hooks that spring up on the tongue — with ...