Lists Salamanders (Awesome Library) News World's Fastest Animal (MSNBC News) "The giant palm salamander of Central America shoots out its tongue with more instantaneous power than any known muscle in the animal kingdom, a new study finds." "Bolitoglossa can extend its tongue more than half its body length in about 7 milliseconds, or about 50 times faster than an average eye blink." "The findings revealed the tongues were propelled outward much faster than could be achieved by muscle contraction alone." 03-07

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