Why This Skink Has a Blue Tongue!

Why This Skink Has a Blue Tongue!

The Blue Tongue Skink ( Tiliqua scincoides ) is a famous species of lizard in Australia due to its striking blue tongue and short stubby legs and remarkably large size considering it is a skink. The blue tongue is used as a defensive display against any threat such as a predator - they open their mouths wide and stick their blue tongue out. Even though they are not deadly, i.e. no venom, they still can look scary enough that a predatory may be deterred. These lizards are omnivores and generally eat insects but can also eat berries and fruit and flowers.

Also featured in this episode is a black whip snake and a burton's legless lizard.

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What Are Creature Features?
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The Science:
With over 1 Million species on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, animal populations are in decline the world over. This is due to many reasons but what we know for sure is to keep the planet's amazing diversity of wildlife we need to learn as much as possible about where and how these creatures live their lives. Collating all the data we are gathering will help build a picture of which habitats are key to sustaining the largest diversity of life on planet earth.

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