Sticky Toes - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

A Henkel's leaf tailed gecko, I
Do have four sticky feet, I do,
Which makes me quite a mobile guy
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo.
I stick to any surface that
I may decide to climb upon,
To move about my habitat,
Quite a foothold phenomenon.
On bottoms of each tippy toe
Are tiny pads of sticky stuff,
And wherever I want to go,
I go whether on smooth or rough.

A lot of times when you do pass,
You'll see me sticking to the glass.