# Why are all tongues pink ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 13, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445 "2002-04-13T15:42:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jukeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@Jukeball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jukeball)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445/1 "2002-04-13T15:42:19Z")
Just wondering , anyway with answers?\>:o ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445/2 "2002-04-13T15:51:35Z")
My dog’s tounge is black, but then she’s a [chow chow](http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/chow.cfm). Haj ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445/3 "2002-04-13T15:58:15Z")
One of my dogs has an interesting tongue. The top is pink with blue spots, and the bottom is blue with pink spots. He’s part chow. ---
**Author:** ![Jukeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@Jukeball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jukeball)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445/4 "2002-04-13T15:59:15Z")
Mainly talking about humans , like whites have a pink tougne , blacks have a pink tongue , i have a pink tongue why doesnt the colour vary a lot about humans ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445/5 "2002-04-13T16:43:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Afghan \* > \*\*Mainly talking about humans , like whites have a pink tougne , blacks have a pink tongue , i have a pink tongue why doesnt the colour vary a lot about humans \*\* It’s because we all have red blood. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445/6 "2002-04-13T16:46:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Afghan \* > \*\*Mainly talking about humans , like whites have a pink tougne , blacks have a pink tongue , i have a pink tongue why doesnt the colour vary a lot about humans \*\* Since your tongue doesn’t get much exposure to sunlight it doesn’t need melanin to protect it from ultraviolet rays. Same reason everybody has the same color internal organs … . ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445/7 "2002-04-13T22:07:01Z")
And the same color teeth. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-tongues-pink/103445/8 "2002-04-13T22:25:12Z")
Put it this way, when was the last time your tongue got sunburnt?