An ant is a zebra with the stripes filled in
and a pair of metal feelers and shellac on its skin.
A boa's like an ant with a little bit of torque
and a slither in the branches and a tongue like a fork.
A cheetah is a boa with some spots on the side
and the fast running legs that connect to the spine.
A dog's just a cheetah with the ears pointed up
and a bellyful of nipples for a litter full of pups.
An eagle's like is a dog with the claws too sharp
and a wide pair of wings and the eyes of a shark.
A fish is an eagle with the wings pulled off
and a slit for the gills and a waterproof heart.
A goat is like a fish but he smells like the zoo
with a tiny little beard that can swing when he chews.
A hippo is a goat with a Studebaker gut
and two-ton thighs that get stuck in the mud.
An iguana is a hippo with its eyes all crazed
and a cocky little neck going every other way.
A jelly's an iguana with a sting like a pin
And a long long tail that can tell you where she's been.
A koala is a jelly with the jelly cut free
And a eucalyptus fetish that like a vacuum in the trees.
A lemur's a koala with a pint-sized skull
with a tremor from her eyes to her pinstriped tail.
A mongoose is a lemur with a hunger for the snake
and a little rat face to remember what it ate.
A narwhal is a mongoose with a twisty long horn
and a cold-water liver that can keep the fat warm.
An ostrich is a whale with its legs let down
and a head full of sand if there's anyone around.
A panda is an ostrich with the attitude gone
and a big black eye and a panda suit on.
The queen bee's a panda bear who tried to get shrunk
just to get inside the hive where there's honey, honey.
A rooster is a queen with a comb on the top.
When she calls to the dawn she can wake the world up.
A sheep is a rooster with the wool grown thick
and a big flock of friends that go nowhere and quick.
A turtle is a sheep with a glassy green shell
and flippers and a head that pulls back if you yell.
An urchin is a turtle with a forest full of spines
but a cream-filled center that'll blow your little mind.
A vulture is an urchin with a hunched-down back
and a sharp bald beak that would eat you for a snack.
A walrus is a vulture with the whiskers of a man
and a big pair of tusks that can pull it onto land.
An ox is a walrus that's as heavy as a whale
and can pull a while plow or swat flies with its tail.
A yak is an ox with a back like a bear
and an udder full of milk and a whole lot of hair.
A zebra is a yak with a black and white coat
that can wander the savanna with the antelope.
An ant is a zebra...
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