Biologen haben herausgefunden, dass Nektarvögel tatsächlich Saugkraft nutzen, um Nektar zu schlürfen, was sie zu den ersten bekannten Tieren macht, die ihre Zunge zum Aufsaugen von Flüssigkeiten einsetzen.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/04/13/sunbirds-suck-scientists-find-hummingbirds-dont
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What nonsense. Humans often use their tongues to suction up liquids too. Has OP ever used a straw?
I thought that hummingbirds used their tongues to suck up nectar.
No. Mammals use their tongues to suction milk from their mother’s breasts. You can look up what a latch looks like. It is not simply the lips, the tongue is fully involved in creating the suction needed for nursing mammals.