Animal Alphabet, G through M

 The billy GOAT
Can't sing a note;
He has no education.
But it is said
He'll use his head
And cause great consternation.

 

The HIPPOPOT-

AMUS is not

The handsomest of creatures.

But then it would 

Be very rude

To criticize his features.

It's foolish, quite

To quake with fright

At the harmless, tame ICHNEUMON.

I must admit

I'm scared of it;

But then, I'm only human.

The JELLYFISH

Has no ambish;

He drifts around the sea;

He's satisfied 

To ride the tide;

He's wretched company.

The KANGAROO

Feels very blue

Because his legs don't mate.

Unless he trims

His long hind limbs,

He can't improve his gait.

Nobody thinks

Much of the LYNX;

In fact, he much berated.

He's very sly,

and that is why

He's not domesticated.

The MASTODON

Is dead and gone;

Quite naturally, I think

He made his home

Way up 'round Nome;

No wonder he's extinct.

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Jelly Fish

Jelly fish photo by Matthias M.

       The jelly fish is the popular name of several different animals found in the sea and so called because of the transparent, jelly-like substance constituting most of the body. They are often called sea blubbers or sea nettles, from their shape or their long stringing tentacles, with which they seize their prey. In the water they move rapidly and present a singularly-beautiful appearance. One of the most common forms is a bell-like body which swims gracefully through the water by alternately expanding and contracting. The animals are sometimes cast up on sea beaches, but out of the water they lose their beauty and have the appearance of formless masses of jelly.

Are Jellyfish the Weirdest Animals In the Ocean?

by It's Okay To Be Smart

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