lamprey
remora
bonito
tunny
Sir Arnold Lamprey lived alone,
Called Remora on the telephone:
'Bonito, I have need of money.'
She said 'Don't be funny, tunny.'
sprat
vicuña
grass snake
Bengal tiger
sprat
vicuna
grass snake
Bengal tiger
Jack Sprat ate no fat
The vicuna thought nothing of that
The grass snake said "I'd rather tuna"
And the Bengal tiger ate the vicuna
corgi
husky
boxer
bulldog
Corgis are toys, much treasured by boys
And huskys pull eskimo sleds
Frank Bruno's a boxer of sadness, and joys
And a bulldog's too short
I'm so sad to report
And too fat to climb up on a bed
So he often lies under instead.
cow
horse
ram
ewe
I love that one, inspiration in the early morning!
cow
horse
ram
ewe
A cow (Taurus) is stubborn but pretty
The horse (Sagittaire) is like Walter Mitty,
The ram (Aries) is a bit of an autocrat,
But a ewe's just a ewe and that's that.
duck
blue tit
ptarmigan
flea
duck
blue tit
ptarmigan
flea
A flight of ducks came out of the night
Frightened the blue tit so much it turned to white
The ptarmigan cackled I have a silent P
I have one quite often sniggered the flea
mare
mink
mole
mule
Nae mare beer for you, ye're drunk
Quoth the mink unto the skunk
Mole looked on, a glass in hand
Mule just piddled in the sand.
seagull
flying fox
hummingbird
ocelot
A seagull settled on the groyne
A flying fox thought he'd join
A hummingbird thoutht he'd come as well
The ocelot thought oh what the hell.
wolfhound
baboon
tadpole
oxen
"Unleash the wolfhound!" cried Finn McCool,
"We'll show that baboon that we're no fool!"
The tadpole paid no heed at all
Tadpoles, like oxen, have poor recall.
Elephant
giraffe
zebra
lammergeier
Elephant come, elephant go,
Higher than giraffe, think so,
Zebra run, zebra graze
Lammergeier preys.
foxhound
deerhound
elkhound
otterhound
sorry to interupt, (it's what i do best) but i just found this thread, and had to add an anecdote on the subject.
Years ago i read a book, who's tile illudes me, on the subject of animal behaviour, which was written, believe it or not by Lional Tiger, and Robin Fox - i kid you not!
Now, lets see.........
The lion is savage,
the tiger is more;
the robin is terrified,
by the fox at the door.
complements of Clary:
foxhound
deerhound
elkhound
otterhound
please proceed....
Foxhounds hunt foxes
And deerhounds hunt deer
Elkhounds hunt elk, I think
But otterhounds drink beer.
No, I made that last bit up, they don't.
butterfly
dragonfly
dung beetle
slug
butterfly
dragonfly
dung beetle
slug
The butterfly shimmers its wing,
Does the dragonfly sting?
The dung beetle its dung ball heaves,
The slug eats the most succulent leaves.
jerboa
possum
anteater
unicorn
Clary wrote:
jerboa
possum
anteater
unicorn
A zoologist said gerno a jeboa?
The possum replied jeboa? noa.
The anteater carried on eating ants in disdain
And the unicorn said jerboa? again.
dingo
gibbon
chameleon
mustang
Dingo's a dog, wild they say
Gibbon's funky, charming, gay
Chameleon blends with different leaves
Mustang socks on Christmas Eves
Dachshund
ermine
slowworm
crow
The dachshund dashes 'cross the winter snow,
He replaced the ermine, who is equally low,
A slowworm slides in the grassy bank
Lost a jewel? You have a crow to thank.
frog
dog
rat
cat
Hippity, hoppity, splash!- frog
Woof, growl, dash- dog
Scamper, gnaw, unseen- rat
Bask, stretch, preen- cat
Arkle
Red Rum
Foinavon
Shergar
Arkle paid a generous fee
Red Rum paused to take a pee
Foinavan chose lager over race
Shergar said, "Hey, canna have that Plaice?"
plaice
cod roe
toro
matsutake
cavfancier wrote:
plaice
cod roe
toro
matsutake
The plaice lives it's life flat on the sand
Cod roe on toast is rather grand
To Ro' the Atlantic is an incredible feat
Mats 'u take to the cleaners are rather neat.
Dormouse
Water-hog
Ocelot
Beaver
Do you remember what the dormouse said?
He said to the water-hog, "Feed your head!"
Ocelot when I tripped on acid
Like a big tooth beaver who was acting very placid.
Catterpiller
snail
chocolate covered ant
fried grasshopper
Catterpiller
snail
chocolate covered ant
fried grasshopper
Caterpillar turns into soup, turns into moth
Snail leave a slimy trail across my path.
Never eaten a chocolate covered ant,
Fried grasshopper nor a pitcher plant.
azure-rumped tanager
canary
penguin
armadillo
