#TongueOutTuesday featuring Kaa, the reticulated python. . Snakes inspect new things by flicking their tongue like Kaa is demonstrating. This allows them to bring scents from the air to a specialized organ inside their mouths that can interpret this scent information. This is called a vomeronasal organ and is actually found in lots of animals including cats, horses, and even humans! Our own vomeronasal organ can’t do very much, but for animals like Kaa it is a super smell detector! . You can mee

🎥🐼 Take a paws 🐾 from scrolling and say hello to the Smithsonian's National Zoo’s giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, in our new series: Prepping for Pandas! . . . Go behind the scenes as we introduce you to our new animal ambassadors, look back at 52 years of conservation and explore their connection to Washington, D.C. . . . Follow us on social media, and don’t miss a single update as you wait for the bears to debut in January 2025! LEARN MORE: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/dcpandas. . . . #DCP

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