# @zootampa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMan7o-zdKU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33938013-zootampa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/d1f2c131cf.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-22T16:01:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ZooTampa at Lowry Park (@zootampa) — https://gondola.cc/zootampa

## Caption

Happy #TongueOutTuesday! 👅⁠
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Today, we bring you Alor, the juvenile Komodo Dragon! 🦎 These reptiles stick out their forked tongues as a way to smell their environment. Scent particles collect on their tongues and are then processed by their Jacobson's Organ (the smell center) located on the roof of their mouth! ⁠
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📸: Reptile and Amphibian Team Member, Jasmine!

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