Ears For The Hunt - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

An African painted dog's ears
Are like two satellite dishes,
Both swiveling so that each hears
The faintest of sounding swishes.
In the African wild my kind
Use ears to help us hunt for prey.
Human statisticians do find
We're best hunters far and away.
Not in the wild, I do not need
My ears for hunting - keepers keep
Me very well nourished indeed,
For which I am happy a heap.

Come visit the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Before you see me, I'll hear you.