Licking
Action of passing the tongue over a surface / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Licking (disambiguation).
Licking is the action of passing the tongue over a surface, typically either to deposit saliva onto the surface, or to collect liquid, food or minerals onto the tongue for ingestion, or to communicate with other animals. Many animals both groom themselves, eat or drink by licking.
- A calf licking its nose.
- A humming bird licking for nectar
- A male gray kangaroo licking his wrists to thermoregulate
- Social grooming lions
- Wolves licking to indicate social status[1]
- A domestic cat licking its paw during grooming
- A tiger "licking" the air during the flehmen response
- A snake licking a leaf to detect prey