Be Hop Bikki - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

Bikki, the brush tailed bettong, be
Australian marsupial who
Is most active nocturnally
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo.
Like a small kangaroo she can
Hop quickly 'round her habitat
In short time covering wide span,
Arriving where she started at.
A living boomerang come back,
Stopping a while to take a rest
Before resuming her fast track
'Round her territory with zest.

Need to be on the move is strong
When Bikki's on her hop-a-long.