Miss Leopard Spermophilus, with her high-sounding name,
Says just to be called “Gopher” is really a shame,
And she’s right here to tell you—­if this knowledge you should lack—­
She’s the only one who wears the stars and stripes upon her back.

Doggy barked and said:  “What fun
To make that Porcupine girl run;
Girls for boys to tease were meant.”—­
But girls with pins are different.

Sir Knight Armadillo, from tail tip to nose
In armor that’s sure to bring terror to foes,
Goes forth with his weapons to his battle ground,
And looks like a pineapple walking around.

Away in Australia the Echidna stays. 
He is noted because of his strange little ways;
His claws are so sharp that in manner quite tragic,
When frightened he sinks in the ground as by magic.

Miss Ant Eater’s mouth is so dreadfully small
It scarce seems it could be a real mouth at all,
And her long, furry tail is her blanket at night,
It covers and tucks her in all snug and tight.

This queer little Mole has a star for a nose
Just the shade of the pink in a dew-wet rose. 
He lives down in the ground where ’tis always like night,
So perhaps his star nose is to twinkle for light.

Here we have Mr. Duckbill of no little fame;
His mouth, you will see, is what gives him his name. 
He can walk, swim or burrow and (so we have heard)
His wife, Mrs. Duckbill, lays eggs like a bird.

Such a dainty little person in her coat of pale, clear gray,
Is this maiden, Miss Chinchilla, and the hunter-folks all say
She is so clean she’s exquisite and never dreams of harm
When they go to take her silken fur which helps to keep her warm.

The circus fat lady is big Mrs. Whale
With her very large head and her very long tail,
And her ears and her eyes almost covered from sight
In the folds of thick skin that wraps her up tight.

INDEX

Alpaca 54
Ant Eater 91
Armadillo 89
Bat 30
Badger 86
Bear 62
Beaver 24
Big Horn Goat 44
Boar 61
Bobcat 17
Buffalo 39
Camel 40
Canadian Lynx 17
Chamois 46
Chetah 16
Chinchilla 94
Chipmunk 78
Coati 80
Coney 79
Coyote 85
Cow 41
Deer-Mouse 33
Dog 64