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their tongues are between 3 and ten cm long depending on the type of penguin, but there have been smaller or alrger ones in some cases

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Penguins have small tongues relative to their body size. Their tongues are smooth and covered in backward-pointing spines to help them grip slippery prey, such as fish and krill.

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