PHOTO: Bear's 12-Inch Tongue Beats Even Gene Simmons's Stretch!

01/23/2010 at 12:00 PM EST

PHOTO: Bear's 12-Inch Tongue Beats Even Gene Simmons's Stretch!
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This sun bear living at the St. Louis Zoo may only be 4 feet tall, but he has a tongue that's a foot long! And, he displayed it proudly while yawning this week. Bored much, buddy? We think KISS frontman Gene Simmons would be proud of those 12 inches. Unlike Simmons, this guy uses that tongue for important bear business – like foraging for honey!

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