Tag: Nature

Dugong

 

Elegant sea cow

grazing sea grass. Benign beast;

habitat shrinking.

 

by Scooj

 

Dung beetle

 

Unremarkable

until seen rolling boulders

of animal poo.

 

by Scooj

Red River Pig

 

Splendid fox-red coat

and the ears of a goblin;

beauty in the beast.

 

by Scooj

Whirligig beetle

 

Little black beetle

gyrating circular dance

pond life acrobat.

 

by Scooj

Northern white rhinoceros

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Farewell dear Sudan

your tough skin was not enough;

the end of the line.

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by Scooj

  • On the news that the last male northern white rhinoceros was put down yesterday he is survived by his daughter and granddaughter. His passing is a loss that is emblematic and the world will feel a little bit less complete. A sad day indeed.

Duck billed platypus

 

Extraordinary

eclectic cluster of the

Animal Kingdom.

 

by Scooj

Coelacanth

 

Most ancient order

of lobe-finned fish enwrapped

with thick scale armour.

 

by Scooj

Spider crab

 

Spiny long legs and

decorated carapace;

harmless omnivore.

 

by Scooj

  • Atlast, after years of looking, I have found another transposable animal name. The first was goose barnacle/barnacle goose, now I can add to it spider crab/crab spider. Phew.

Hare

 

Slender herbivore

tall ears and like a rabbit

but not a rabbit.

 

by Scooj

Antlion

 

Great gladiator

conical dust arena

jaws at the ready.

 

by Scooj