Animal Rhymes
Gray Wolf
The gray wolf is an excellent runner
and hunts together in a pack.
They chase their prey a long, long way
until they can attack.
Their paws are wide to help them run
through any amount of snow.
They have good hearing and communicate
with howls that are heard high and low.
Red Kangaroo
Australia and the nearby islands
is from whence the Kangaroo came.
When a female Kangaroo gives birth
"Joey" is the babys name.
Being only the size of a lima bean
on the day that he's actually born.
He stays in moms pouch for eight months
where he grows till his welcome's outworn.
Bar Owl
A barn owl eats small rodents
and lives in abandoned buildings.
Large flight feathers help to quiet
the flapping sounds of their wings.
Short head feathers help to guide
the sound toward the owls' ears.
Hunting at night, the catches he makes,
using his hooked beak, the meat he tears.
River Otter
There once was a young mother otter
who coaxed her babies to water.
But the youngest of the litter
stayed home with the sitter
to play in a sink full of dishwater.
Emerald Tree Boa
Emerald Tree boas can grow
as long as 8 feet you know!
They live in a rain forest,
at times getting stressed,
that through rain their colors won't show!
Bottlenose Dolphins
A dolphin is a mammal
the same as you and me.
They need to surface now and then
so they can breath, you see.
Their skin is smooth like rubber.
Their faces form a smile.
And if they find you floating near
they'll stay to chat for a while.
Mustangs
Beautiful wild horses
that roamed the Americas.
Hard hooves help them travel
over rugged surfaces.
With every herd you'll find
a male Stallion reigns supreme.
A strong female leads the herd
to water and shelter it seems.
Prairie Dogs
What is that small little critter you say?
That sounds like a dog in the usual way.
With a bark that's used to call out the alarm
so that nearby predators can cause no harm.
The sound of a bark gave him his name.
He belongs to the squirrel family just the same.
A Prairie Dog!
Copyright 2003 - Terri Vest Author
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