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First discovered in 1909 in B.C.’s Yoho National Park by famed naturalist Charles Walcott, the fossil beds have preserved, in incredible detail, the strange animals from our distant past.

Their tongues slurp up water by imitating cups, sponges, or conveyor belts. Check out these crazy animal tongues, and other strange eating and drinking mechanisms in action.