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Learned Behavior

Father taught me animal courtesy,
crowd the bowl-handier,
put your hands in her face.

Mother, why always?, "don't open the fridge
with sticky fingers, don't lean on the door."

Monkey washed fruit in the stream.
I still do.

Lunch With The Toucans

Steal 3 pigeon eggs,
add a scant cup of meal worms,

teentsy insects if you've got 'em;
toucs won't eat veggies unless you tell a story,

Vermicelli of Roots.
Set 35 minutes at cage temperature,

serves a real role
in courtship.

Why Zebras Have Stripes

If a lion were stalking you,
wouldn't you be comfortable knowing Leo
can't distinguish the stripes
where you begin
and where the herd ends?
Of course, if he fancies your wife...

Galapagos

Maitre D' worried: flung one
peeled banana
in contention.

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