Close observations and studies have shown that many frogs use their eyeballs to help push food down their throat!

The phrase "to swallow one's tongue" has been around since at least the 1880s and has been repurposed in several languages to mean everything from falling silent to a general feeling of fear. While it ...

As frogs evolved, they developed a retractor globis muscle behind their eyes. Because there is no bony structure between the eye and the esophagus (food pipe), this muscle can pull the eyes into their ...

While it's anatomically impossible for a human to swallow their tongue, a new study shows that cane toads (Rhinella marina) achieve this feat each time they eat. Cane toads swallow prey using a ...

Cane toads swallow prey using a complex pulley system of cartilage and muscle that travels so far down their throat, it butts up against their heart. The authors used X-ray videography to study the ...