Butternut Stomps - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

Butternut's a wood turtle who
Turtles about her habitat,
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
Slowly checking out this and that.
Wood turtles in the wild do stomp
The ground with their front feet to trick
Worms to the surface, there to chomp,
No falling rain the worms learn quick.
Of course Butternut is aware
The keepers serve the worms to her.
And knowing when meals should be there,
She sends out a signal for sure.

So Butternut does stomp the ground
When she sees keepers are around.